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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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"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
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