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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (July 4, 1925)
I I An Inilt'pniilriit Newspaper FItANK R A1TI.KBV J - Editor Blld I'ubllsber HAKVEY F. MATTHKWH UusIiikm Manager Published evenings, exempt Sunday, ut 1410 Aduuu Avuntiu, La Grande, Orfirou. The Obaervur-Slur published every I'rliluy. Entered at the roatorrico at I.a Urande, Oregon, ua Second Ciaaa Mall Mutter under act or March 2, 11179. OFFICIAL PAPER OF UNION COUNTY AND THIS CUT OF LA URAKDJS WEMDEU ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press Is exclusively entlllud to use for puh. Ilcallon of ull news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited If published therein- All rights of republication of pedal dispatches in thl puper, and also th locul nuwa hero lu also are reserved. BUIiSCItll'TION HATKH by Carrier Dally, per month In advauce.. Ially, six months In advance..... .. .$4.MI iJaily. single copy r,o lly MaU Dully, per month lu advauce.......Mu.MMWMM 6'ta Oaily, per six monlhs III advance. .. $2.:il iMily, per year in advance ,. - tli.ell Wnekly Oliserver-Hlar, per year.... J 2.00 AIJVKUTIHINO HATES ptsplny, foreign, per column Inch - . 420 Display, local, per column Inch . 4iiq Time contract rates on application AND HE ANSWERED, Fear nol ; for they Hint, lie wllll us ore lucre than lliey thut he ullh them. II Klni;i II: lit. j l i., OFFICE CAT TMAblMANM Hit, By Jv,niu$ I La Grande Theatres Miurl:iK- will mw you it llht-riil iliicfitlon but (t jnovl'li h no hon orary di'KrfM'H. "THK PKINCIPLK OK THIS THING." Of course it's "the principle of the thintf" that causes the department of justice to contemplate nppealinK against n judgment for $1.50 against the government hy the court of claims. A clerk of the government in Washington was sent to Alexandria, across the Potomac, on an errand. Whilo he was there lunch-time came around and he ate to the ex tent of $1,150. Possibly he may have been more generous than usual in indulging himself because he expected Uncle Sam to pay for it and the old gentleman is supposed to he rich. When the expense account was turned in it was turned down. The clerk brought suit and received a judgment. Now it is proposed to appeal the case for the purpose of settling definitely the issue whether clerks sent on errands may lunch at federal expense or to such an extent. It is not the amount but the principle involved that is the issue. The case is not greatly in contrast with the line fence lawsuits which years ago so often occupied the attention of courts. Land owners would exnend hundreds of dollars in fighting o struts ofUst) worth aUttvwtJaut a few dol lars. It was "the principle of the thing" that made them persist regardless of the cost. It was not sensible but it was adherence to "principle." OUK NATION'S GREATNESS. Ihere are five thinim which make a nation trroat. Imvo . things, tested and proved in time of war and peace, which makes the United States a great nation. Mark them weil. That nation is greatest which does most for its people. America qualifies here. rf Her Declaration of Independence underwrote the privilege of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Her history has been the story of abundant life for her citizens. Her course has leen laid true to the an cient couplet, "III fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, where wealth accumulates and men decay." That nation is greatest which gives the world greatest men. America qualifies here. Only one other people, an cient Greece, gave birth to more great men. Washington ton alone, stands head and shoulders alxive any other great genius the world has produced, for lie was an empire build e.v whose work, has stood for M9 years, growing from thir teen weak states to forty-eight strong ones. V.exides thut record, the work of other empire builders looks insignifi cant. That nation is greatest which teaches the world some great truth. America qualifies here. She has taught th. world the truth of self-government. Democracy can no longer 1e termed an iridescent dream. That nation is greatest which dares to trust in justice rather than in force. America has always placed her trust in justice rather than in force. America has always placed her trust in justice. ITer whole system of government ha leen moral instead of military. Her system of state, lit erally sovereign nations, dwelling side by side in pence, is the envy and hope of every other nation. That nation is greatest which loads the world toward n new and better order of affairs. America is striving mightily to qualify here. Independence Day 102r will marl; a new and increased devotion to that mission of universal peace and an international fraternity. A republic must needs move slowly. Tut America is moving. Her public opinion is slowly solidifying. Her hand is set to the plow and there is no turning back. Independence from kings and tyrants means the greater dependence on the very human endowments of truth, loyalty and righteousness. America's history shows the increasing fortifications for such endowments. They are the things by which men and rations live. i j MomI oT 1 (h biff jolitt ui' lit lil down hy iin-n who lu-vcr won a prize for oratory, j i iici ( an1 mmiic (firm in i,a (rjiiitlc who ntc simply iHi-f- urul collie who tire iM rht lly simple. The xintiller (h town the more the jokt.'rl (i I tout the new liut. No lov" affjilr I r-n I love affair until yuii've Hi-'-n her til p'rMn-r-live. Hay, M'h iill rlrlll lo he ino. (Mi iiml oil Unit, hut, hy ko.mIi. I'm mill ih-eeiil ('hlrkeiK tnnv conic mil lo nwM i Inn iIii'it'k a trow iiiu ili-Hi.tJou on I he purl fiT soinr of llii-iil In net In lull'. lii-o.-nliiilmh-iliH-sH Is the nl.llily to Ninth' when another lelinw pets ihe ulrl you hroinilit lo the party! Win1! I've In vent id a faei onwrier thai rau'l ! Uhh,i off. He who ban rlmti't of your provlnK (f loun.ls? A lilteheil Ih a Hlllllll place where Ihe wife opeim rutin. r.i rn(j v it mi it ,NlrfK'f." w.'inii-a one, 'Mon'f tniiHft whl nie, 'cause when yo dof-a yo who iH n 1 11 in" will ih- licaiKe.' Don't peslerrale wld me. Hlf ," replied Hie oiln r, .stiit hi iik IiIh i'Ih). '"Iioh'I t'o'ce ine to pr-.ss din on you. I'll H'-parale yo' idr'ua front; yo' liahiLs; I'll jeal hnncU yo' front Minaiii ;'"l, to a Noalln' oppor tunliy." ! -'.f yo' IlieHH wid Uie, lllKtrer,"; eoiltlniled Ihe otll.f, ''I'll Jest luulie! one pa tw un' dere'll lie u man pat tin' yo' in ih fare wld u Hpade Or-' morrow mownln'." i I 'l'innh-: Why do you ninko ihni Tirirllnuc ihiIni? .Miile: I'm Iryliiir I" bwnllow Ihnl lliic .voii'it' ihnmiiiK. Some men are known hy tlietr deeds ami others hy Hieir mort-IfliKert. Heaven to n Jay man Ih n phirn whi-re he ran fi.ilt all Ihe (Inn and never have to Htnp lo iIIk hait. Our Idea of a wood tlmr Is n new I'udllliH', n lovely innitston In ilu- tiMithllls or lh t'at-Ulll-, plenly of hlooded stork, a cellar lull ..of Kin. it I'lfiHli rln'f, ft craek nark of hounds, a Rood ueniiiy limit Inur miuind or Uis fntm a vondcr lul Klrl. We find oui-Hi'tf envylnj,' Charlen HrhwftKl hecause lie is IiIk enotiKti and I'aiuouH enoUKli and powerful enoiiKli to wear u derhy hat when ho feels like It. l.ov your work more than ycur p;iV env-lnp lo succeed. Leading Iiady Plays Dual Role, in "Flashing Spurs." In 'f'!ahhlnK Hpum" ISoh riinter' leadiiiK lady. -MarKuerite flay I on, playn a diiul rule; mIic tx Kiniul. taneouHly a pouuiry Klrl and a vmu ti I re. '''out pi lections n i-Ihc, hf-cuuKf of striking likeneHH of the vamp 10 tin- country Ktrl, tliat ev-nl null y cause hloodrdier und rre of hor rir in he Inky IdaekneHH of 1 Ik niKht. l!oh Ctmler in the role of Harry Ktuart th Tt-Min lu-ro lilunui-M into danger, and coiik h out Miiiilinu. with u haiile won. to hix credit. ""omedy "Klnjr f'otlon" and Ihe new .ii-nsu.1 ion "Mleri'OKopiks." Brilliant Arrav Of Talent on Hand For Sunday Vaudeville. A romhlnnlion of variety, nn nlher hiilliant arrav of vernati i-ntertalnerH will he .sei-n at tho popular Arcade iheaier on Knn d.iy next. The hrad'iilin illlracllon on thin aiiHiieionH nrra-dnn In Ilie Sue Kin- eiHOll l(4'Vlie hi "I'-ilS Of Variety," a rriuihinatfnn of proloKiie, non sense, danciuK nnd harmony - a novelty Kllldy In hlnrjc Ulld Wttile, full of P''. Jfenle effectH, lteatt- I if id and c ofd ly rosl ume nnd n real fla.'-l metropolitan revue. Paul M i In "I itusiin III y," n taienlcl voiiiik man from the west onier lalninc you wlltt Ms own tricks do ing ronudy slriKiou, talking, while roping- tionlde and llenlh y, vocal ists and musicians. Their Kinging and cotnedy Is of the uitrlioun lairt and never falls to win favor and applause. torrls K- M eyern., a ver satile pair of comedy di-lineatorM wiih a song, a dance, and material that fils the offering complete! fletie l-'owh-r, tho "Art Tlfferoilt" wit It I ricks and hhs that went im pOHsihle, hul not to liirn. no w will have to hand it to Gene. Or rliexira and plrturea nl.so featured on the hill. the hlrth of i'hrit, form ttie hu'k rotiud for the drama. The historic dehaurlirlei of .Vero and his ruurt und the terrl hie rrufliti-a of lh dt-Bpoi, an viv idly plci ured. mw tempered by Ilie lender love of the piinan Vinlcitm for the 'l.euutlful ciwUiluii girt. l.VMta. and ihe unyielding fall it of the (ollowrB of J'elrr,, the Apoa tle, even when hurnei) at the uluke ami thrown to Hh lions In the are.na of thy cirrus. JuniiliiKH. as Nero, lias given un even more impressive characterijiH 1 ion than was his In "Passion." .ero w:ih rriu-l, lusl ful.' hlood thiinty. alwiivH. Yef he was inordi nately vain, foppl-sh, childish In his Heir-admiration. It was thus that Jariuing.s liafi portrayed hlm. Nero, dead lUuu yurs, lives again on the srreen. He railSeH heautiful slave glrlK to to he tossed into his murlde iool iihat his h:iiniuet guests may er I how lie fattens ihe fish for future j hanniiet-. I He hn ins Jtonie, secreily. thai he j may gain luspiralion fur verse j I wiilch will ece Homer's "Hurn I Ing of Troy." f He causes Chrlsllans lo he lmrn fed at the slake, as "flowers" at his j e,:trden parly; and hundreds of I others 10 he thrown to the lionH lu the Cirrus Maximus lo appease ihe .populace for Iiih crime of Inrendl j arlsm. 1 Then. Ms dastardly Hecret ex i posed at last, In- pleads with a I servant lo sink into his heart the I hlmle which his own cowardly j hand fears to do. I Thus he dies, and upon Ihe ult' j of his inhumanities rises- the cross 1 o hh-ss the union of Vinirlus, now I a Christian, nnd Lygln. 1 How ne melts thin prejudice iy ins humilily. hiu kiudliueiiri his -ineroMlty makes for as entertaining a Picture an bus route to the, am eii ' III IIII1I1V II Veil It. The production wih made hy He Iuk'O Production. Inc., and adapt ed tor the screen by James Young and Willard Alack. Ib-AidcM Miss Vlrtor and Hon Iu vldsou. (tie rust Includes urh not a it le na iitcs aa Vi rgl n la 1 1 ro w n Kulre, Noah Heery, Lloyd llugheii, Itohwrt KdfHon, William V'. , Mong und Otis llarlun. r Comedy showing "Fox Hunt .Rtaire Suceesp, Now !0n Screen At Sherrys. "Quo Vadis" Filmed as Super-Thriller With 20,000 in Cast. A new and gigantic product ion of "Quo Vadis" lias Just been com pleted nnd Is to be shown by Klrst National at ihe Arcade theater next Tuesday. Wednesday and Thurs day. Por stupendous hI-zp. both In cast anil scenes; for super-thrills and for rare beaul y of photography, litis film version of the Sienkie whT. classic Is proclaimed un un eiinaled masterpiece of screen ar listry. "" ' Kmll .Innnlngs, noted for his work in "Passion," heads the cast, which Is said to number more. Hum IMUmii men. women and children. The scenes, staged In Home on the actual site of Nero's tyrannies, are enormous. The palatine. Cir cus Maximus and the Home itself of Nero's time, half 0 centurv after tional Proadway stage success rf n few years bark, made Into a pho toplay under the direction oT Ja mes Young. nd released by Pro ducers' I ist ri bin Ing Corp., comes to the Sherry Theatre for n thre day run. Aa n stage play. "Welcome Stranger" gave C.eorge Sidney one of the greatest characterizations ever seen on the speaking stage. Tn tho screen adaptation More David son, who iiKide a distinct persona! hit In "Humoresuue," plays the role made famous by Hldney. Flo rence Vidor, jvho heads ihe cast, has one of the most appealing roles of tier career. The story Is ch-nn conie.fy of the "Potash and Perl 111 litter" type, with an undercurrent of humanity that throws the humorous silua tlons into high relief. Its leading chaiNicter Is a shop keeper who, by sheer force of kindliness and humanity, melts e very" prejudice and leaves every character with whom he comos la contact better than he found hlm. The play Is essentially a comedy melodrama of race prejudice, iml the ironic title refers to the cohl shoulder given to the Jewish shop- .keeper when he comes to establish 'himself in a small New England town one bitter New Year's Rvp. aiee Bougham$9, P. O. B. Detroit, tu otra Visit Our July Sale Everything;' Reduced. N. K. WEST & CO., INC. "Service With A Smile" WHITE HOUSE IS OVERHAULED (Continued from Tnge One.) cook, departed Saturday fur t he s'irnnur capital. The Cootllgc.i didn't go until Monilay. That letiveH seven meals unaccounted for luncheon itnJ dinner Satur day, hreukfust, dinner and sup per Sunday, breakfast and lunch eon Monday. Kumor has it that Mrs. Cool id ge put on an upnei and did Ihe cooking herself. She lias nnd she could. The I'ool hlges spent many years without :t mnld. B it the nnromnntle truth In this inslance is that the executive man sion's entire kitchen persomi.'l didn't go lo Kwampcoit when Mis. .Inngbloet did. Knough stayed be hind to cook ami serve. Thou final meals may have been a tri fle sketchy it's note wort hy I hat the Coolidge.s had no company at any of t hem hul such as t Ic-v were, there's high authority ror ilie statement that they were pre pared by . professional hands. , Another burning question Whv have ttie Coolidges four cooks in ibout three months? Careful In vestigation proves that there's no mystery as to Iwo of them. Mra. longhloei's st ill on the Job an I eems to be giving fuitisfact ion". So much for her. M i s. Mart ha Mulvey, the incumbent when tk" ( 'oolidges moved In and a survi vor In her position from away hack In President Roosevelt's dn, , (fiitp because site was growinT old, had saved some money tind wanted to rest. - 1 I Two, however, intervened be tween Mrs. Mulvey and Mrs. Jong-j bloet. Why was their tenure so ; brief? According to insiders", tlu.e. two cooks were too "fancy" f o- President Cooliilge's taste. lie I tikes simple food. He's a man of the world, can stand for sonic trills on special occasions, hut! aling alone with his family, plain j stuff is what he craves. The two! unaccounted -for cooks, it seem i. ousldered it beneath t heir art to fuss over such plebian dishes as tie insisted on. Whether they re fired or quit Ih disgust is the Coolldge's own secret. They wont even tell who the . super ceded "mechanics" were, not wish ing. It's explained, to make it harder for them to get fresh jobs. Hut there's no .question that they retired, by request or ot herwise, for the White House Service's own good. Take Your Children for An Outing July 4th. LET T1IKM CELEBRATE AND ENJOY THE DAY LM A FITTING MANNER. Norton's Kiddy Shop i:viT)Clilii(r In liifmiiv mnl hililn n's Wtar U)OK OVER OUR WANT ADS FOR KARCAINS Announcing The IlllliHlurlloil if H- N' I i:il 'l ii lllilii iil- Muscle Strapping "Toning the Skin" We have taken a special course of inst r id inn a' the Marhlcllo School in these new treat im-nts ideal ccunpteion aid lor the K-istetii iremn cli mate. Phone for an appidntnn nt. We also wish lo announce Hint we have orde.i t and will Install shortly a Nestle Lanoil Permanent Waving Machine And will be equipped through special instruction. Just taken by Mrs. Daly, to give permanent wuvi-m in a thoroughly competent und satisfactory manner. Colonial Beauty Parlor A Shop of rmiMlftl St-rvlrc. New llry KiillilUiic. ,lai" r,;1!l K. I. ( Til. 1. 1'. DALY, I'ioji. READ THE OBSERVER CLASSIFIED A PS Thrills for your sporting blood ease for tired nerves economy for the wise Just get your foot on the accelerator of a Paige Brougham for five min utes when you're in a sportive mood mid keep an eye behind for the law. The ablest performing Brougham the world affords and how well it deserves to be called that! Oily 10 mntc ihun And there's rich beauty in Paige Brougham to set any man's blood atingle. Or any woman's either. Many a thrill of pride you'll get at the admiring glances that natu rally follow so smart a car. For Paige Brougham is the finest looking Paige we ever designed tha most admired car on the road. MARKET JOEL'S GROCERIES Phone Main 7."9 TAKING OIUH.IIS NOW l'Olt (.111 I V IM AS I'olt YOfit i'Awini;. mi.iti 1:1 11 ni xt wi r.K. I'h'krd tn pari) ttKirniiiu nml tlHIwltil fn"ll, he A l'OVM WE wit.r, he ri.osi:i all hay K.vrrrtriAT Dig Power Dig Results Paige's big 70 h. p. motor is built to carry its 4000 pounds of car weight without being taxed. That's engineer ing horse-sense. Same with horses. Ever see a driver lashing a small horse uphill with a heavy load? The horse wears out. So does a motor that's too small for its job. Paige motor is big enough to do a man -sire job with ease That's the reason for Paige's long life and econ omy of upkeep. llvdruiUc (our.whl fcrtkw (LockhtI trr) t ilif he txu cot IT IS IIF.RK! This lc!Uitiful De Luxe Paie HrotiRham. See It! Ride in It nd I?" Convinced. HARRIS FRENCH Rough Roads Mean Nothing All you feel is a gentle, wavy mo tion as you take the bumps. That's because of Paige's big wheelbase, 131 inches - big rear springs, 61 inches and full-size balloon tires, 33 x 6.75. Drive this luxurious, big car. Give it your own performance test and give your sport ing blood a treat. U'"iJ ' . "Let Independence Be Our Boast, tLver Mindful What It Cost; Evr Graleful For The Prize, Let Its Altar Reach The Skies!" Joseph Hopkinsnn La Grande National Bank ii
