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Tuesday, 'AugUBtV.4,'.192T). Page Four . ... . i Jti; la ukaniU'; i.vium.. .uiio),Kvr.u - By WILLIAMS (Incorporate!) An Indcpendeut Newspaper $ RANK B. APi'LKlit ..Editor and i'ubilsh BAKVKY F. MATfHKWa.. ..Uualuetta Maunder mbtlabeJ eveainjft, except Hun day, at 1419 Adiuiia Avunuw, Xa Grande, Oregon. The Obervor-tjU.r published every Krldaf. Entered at the PoKtoffice at La Oraude., Oregon, aa Second Qui Mall Matter under act of Alarcii 2, 17. OFFICIAL PAPER OK UNION COUNTX AND TJM CITS OF 1A ORANDK M KM BE it A8HOCZATED PKEBB The AMOClated Preu la exclusively entitled to ue for pub Ucatlon of all newa dwnatcnua credited to It or not oiberwu credited If publUued therein. All riguta of republication of peclal diBpatcbva in Lou paper, and aiao the local newi here ui also are reserved Hi) LitiC tar i luh KAi bU by Carrier Oally, pel monin in advance.. Daily, au tnoutn In advance oaiiy. tingle copy By SlaU may. pi uiuntn tn advance . otaiy. pej U oiuatim in advance... iaiiy, pei yeai in advance ..... A'ki uuavi vur-tiuu pet year -14.60 ...OUl li.jt ...! b.ui 4i.u tin bit i ihlMi ha I kit lpi) (UI Kt&U jiel CUiUIUt. lliL'I upia, ocut wiuiim mcii uit contract 'Mifr ib --n ni BUT MY GUJJ s.iUii duv, uii uur nceu ucuoiuujg" io .i ricnea in jfeury oy Lnsi tou. i'uiupyuuis 4;jir. OUT OUR WAY r GEORGE CuBf. I OOwTSEE. HCHAJ VOO CAM READ A WEWSPAPER IGOlUOr AYTJ-WS SPEED. y" , ' " "Tf4ET5 CAVsftE. X GOT A SEAT AM VOO AMT. Coal places aie omy vailing the zero strike hour bet'oie going over me top. Alienists may call some of these characteristics as "com plexes'' but in everyday life we are inclined to look upon them as plain orneryness. CHICAGO HUB OF WET MOVES SAYS AXTI-SALOOMSTS. CHICAGO AP. The Anti-Ka-j loon League of America will open its convention here the first day after the November election, which K. Kcott MrHrlde, general superintendent, aald would have an Important bearing on the fu ture program of the league. The league has not met here sine !9'iii, when national Interest was directed towards Illinois because of the development of the local option movement. "Now lliino.tt, and put ticu'arly , Chicago, has become the center of national interest because thin state has been made the center; of wet movements to break down; prohibition enforcement." the j league said. ' 1 ne convention will come to : Chicago at the invitation of the; Chicago t'nuririi Kederulion. j On Sunday, November 8. scores : of regular Anti-Saloon bugue speakers will occupy the pulpits; at the mornitiK services in th-.- churches of Chicago, and the leading cities of Indiana. Michi-1 gan, MisHOjrl, Iowa and Wiscon-; sin. Bishop Thomas Nicholson oi Detroit, national president, w ill , preside. The bishop and Mr. Me-, Hride formerly were located here. : mi OFFICE CAT TRAOt MAJtN N9. ElyJvnhis The most dcslrnl)lr 'nl lmn artk'lo if a rich uiiiik tthlim. ARE HOUSEWIVES LAZY? The modern housewife is not getting enough exercise, according to a San Francisco doctor, who has been ailing his Views before a convention of physicians in New York...w? TaJ aln "The lnlwr-saving devices which have come on the mar-jit" ket" are blamed for this alleged condition. In the old, j ,, . , ., ... ., , . , . KIiikIp ni"M Inok forward to m;ir- days the American housewife did the washing and iron- rinK.-: nmnitd nun look forward ing and sweeping and cleaning "by hand." Today there !' 1'"th- . . . are countless electrical devices which rob housework oi T,.ri. uri. , lni,ny ,(,,k. ,i.,w its rrudgery, and so this doctor accuses the modern house- 011 "lt: ,url11 1"1'1 "i1 011 n"' wife of laziness. ! ,.ru.r,v .'u.I.n'u hi..ii- t This critical physician may he an old bachelor. It is ! "oZ chaiitable to supixise that he is, since he betrays such ig-im-r. iiui, uite i uiu cunuuci. 01 tne average domestic esiaonsn ment and the manifold duties that devolve upon the house-'-m '" wife. Certainly the electric washing and honing machines, j stav iv thi-: iioah. the vacuum cleaner, the motor for running the sewingji'o wtfack imi jou forward, machine and the ice cream freezer and all the other rnn-1 ''1 ",ZV chanlcal inventions now so familiar have lightened the load ' "' u i- n- twk? r iu 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 . .Tilt-, road hlilldi r fin iunt it, rn,'k.1 of trie woman in the home, and all should rejoice that this , wa h an, y-ii ...i..t.:. is sJ. But despite all these advantages, few women w!io ,1B ?" ' ud ! f"iiow a- , ,1 . , . , , . And nothing iiiiikn liim kwtvi-. do their own work or even assist a servant, have much ni i.n , u i.uii 1 ri; time! for "laziness." Especially' where there arc children A" Ul"' '"' ,111-' ' , , , . , . . . , :U wlit-ri' this road is h-adinl.' lo, 111 the home, she has no need to hunt for something to doi And n.nin wn.f i,.- m Bo. to keep her from becoming "lazy." lAn n111"'1'' ls n.-niini.-r. .1. 1 I llf i niiisi' w ill ransf di-ln : With all its vaunted advantages in the way of provid-' v-1 on..- inm om. 11 nn to him. ing physical exeirise, who would have our housewives yl.Zn'' u, turn to the old condition of drudgery that obtained before t kt.k nimui imr i.-n.i: A low 11 rhii-ki'll funi-irr 1. a ht liii-k-n a liinl. It.cldi' wh. ri hcad.-d for, And tlo'n .stay in tlic load. the invention of these beneficent labor-saving devices'.' There need be little fear that the average American wife! and Mother will degenerate into a life of dangerous idlc-, .d ness and ease. Anything that will help to lighten her hui- w'1 tUr . iho jt..u m rlctn chrui ll I ui IuhmI.Io l , " " i SMALL HON'DKD IM)EI!TEINKSS. in W'.isluui; ii Hi; i The (Ml. -tit of tr toil tnifk Ml ff'-s l;t;;t .M While Oregon has a imputation for having the second 'boiiHim.i of un.-ntb.t.H snbmut.-.i largest per capita bonded d-ht of any Mate in the union. ; "ZrZ'' that -d-ht is actually, from the taxpayers' standpoint, one! of the lowest per capita of all the states. This is shown !u ''"u " graphically and m delail in the last issue of The Voter in k a .i.-. an analysis of our bond burden mn.le by C. C. Chapman.) ,,.. ..,.K .'.-u, n. ...nK ,i,i The total Umds outstanding and to be issued amount i : look ti,.,n n,.- aimri to $61.7C8.-I'.m dividfd between state highways, farm eivtlit.,0'"'8 ''" . . . irrigation district interest, and World War veterans stale' a itt t- uin in i a i.iatnii' as aid. ; Of this amount a total f over siMv-lhree million I"" ,'",'",', i" ,'!""" or 90' '.',. of the entire l omUd ilett is self-sustaining in Im lonked up i.. iwr fDinpan that, the interest and bonds are paid as they come due :.:i,:::;,;?;,:V,;:ahl;.;.N,,:!:: from funds paid in tor that purpose by those who benefit l'"1 '" '"' t.i.nm wii.n most from the exM.n.lituri' no direct properly tax being "" '''''' . . . necessary for this purpose, i',,,- example, . I2,(H;o,7.")0 of' , , , , ,' , 1,11 ! liitl K'fls m;ik'- Mm- I. st n s the (teht is tor state highways and this is heing paid, not beoa... n,,v n- not ,. ,iyi to imn by direct tax. but by auto license fees and the state gaso-; I'l,.,,,Mh"wl,"n'lH th" kf', n, r tmt line tax funds. Thus (hern's jreat system of highways "" " ' " one of the outstanding Catures t,f the state and one oi'j . )lI(o,.i im,,,,,- .,o, our most valuable resnurees, is piovitled withtuit lecoming,bl": """' -' ,1 ti,b. a direct burden on the r.val mpeily. The same is true ofj Tt, ir. l;l i.o tne larm credit ImhuIs, wImK .Vi n,r cent ni" flu iiTt--itiMti '.inmi uii-n :oi ius.. in win item, and 7S per cent "t lh den (n the tnvpiyeis nl hn t.ite, a tnlal nf o;dv CG.IS,-t"!,,i K,l"1 '-bi 870. which is H'., ,,e, eent (1f H1(. t)ll(l MlIH(t(I ' ' . n.t ,innu L.n The truth of our ;-tate d-bt. therelere, ;is The 'nt"M' ' u,l,,,h'' ,M,t i! ,,,ft while points out. is that the net maximum taxpayers burden Ksj'"'""' only;?7.-l2 per capita. hi!e the aveiap: throughout thej ,,,,, ,,lH 1Arll,, country is $S.12 per capita. ;vi ing Oiv-nii a place below1""- "-" uimv :...i.;. ,.r t,ciinu-o-the average on direct iudehtrdns. Taxpayers who studv "Ws ... these facts and figures v,il! fuid ijuicklv a means of rel'tu-1 , , ...... ! foriiH r uttle-.Miiml w nailer ir.g tlie statement made iie niemiy that ()ieii's tax bur- n im-iwiit uuu ai ;it inn aid aie a direct bin - ,; p i. .j. su.mu.i u- t i,. ui-- mi den is unusually hih in its ie!atien t sessnients. i he state is indeed Inriunate that such fort sight has been used in providing for payment of the gro;n majority of our debt. And it is only fair that, for example, the car owner and gasoline eonMimer, using and benefiting from the highways most, should pay the cost of their cou htruction and maintenance. Accomplishing what it has, that debt will return many fold to the state and its people. imvt property as-,,!"ll,"b.l? tu' Mm ""' tlile A f ni 1 i:ti- n 01 s 1 1n- in. tn w li" lu imi Is an () j until tth t. v. (i"b llirnt riiiK. H. .. 11. -N Mm- m.. nf X . H-' ii.sk-1 1 I !i Ki-tf-iiimli- man w It y h luuln't imt niurti ltulr uu the tup ot III liCuJ. , . . , Berlin Surgeons Clash Over Opposing Theories I i: HI AS (Afl .Prof. A UKU.st Hut. the vinuu-nt ilt-rlin suigeon who performed the opemtioiiH ot the lute 1'rt'nldeiH Kbert and H igu Stinnett, Iiuh stirred up the allo pathic fiut'-'inity by not oniy ay intf u. lew kind words for home opathy, but also publishing his personal successes with the home opathic tieatmtnt. ' At the hist meeting of the Med ical society. Prof. Bier was sub- 1 ; jected to a scathing criticism. On In irrigating poiatos, I he a-r- stiiii-'d. in-luiling s.ii and rain mmbfr declared: "'It is nutljiiK Kf iinmunt of v. iiO-r giviucr nmKi w:ii--r. wtis fi.fi lnch H. The aver- less than unethical for Prof. Hit r noir. nliiL'e r. luniM in many veurs if-- vl.-td wsis S luishles uii- to cmuupion tne cause oi noiiie- exp rhniits on tht; ntatifn taine.l at u water cost of G(i5 opathy." Another asserted: Homt-j grounds at f'orvallis Is 3.7 lnci.'-s pnunds of toial witter consumed to opathy ls wrong because Us ad-j per acre. The total water con- the pound of dry mailer proaucea. nu rents regaru u as u ssumu: rainer man a science. 11 iHineie-i fore to be condemned as a sys tem." Prof. Bier, unperturbed. rinlipH I thoKP nnrl other r:- I in oachea with the statement that this problem could only be solve! by means of continuous experi ments. He declared that after a M'h rful stuly of the works of ! Samuel H;' hnemann, the origin -jutor of homeopathy, he had come to tne conclusion that rrom tnese text books the greatest wisdom hh well as the uttermost nonsense was to be gleaned. BURLINGTON Hotiery Sheer Silk Hosiery Every woman prizes Silk Hose, espe cially good-looking, good-wearing hose. We have a large and varied assort ment of grades and colors. Beautiful sheer, full-fashioned hose with square heels and the pointed slipper heels in all of the wanted shades. PHOENIX $1.50, S1.85 Chiffon $1.75. 52.93 KAYSER $1.65 Chiffon $1.95 LA FRANCE l'ure Silk Extra Quality $2.25 N. K. West & Co. Inc. " -- Hu. ? trl jv;, i ? ' t Trend Of U.S. Prison Reform Is Outlined to International Body KONIMJ.V (AD. The trend In oners to shorten their sentences Ament-an prison reform is towa'Jjby good behavior and evidence of individual attention for wrongtlo-iu desire to refoim. He noted the rs in couru and prisons. Dr. I founding in New York in is, Amos W. Butler of Indianapolis, Ind., declares in a paper prepare 1 tor the international prison con gress, in session here August 3-1-. After the custom of European of a reformatory, marking the beginning of the present reform atory system: establishment' bv Indiana In 1K73 of the first sep arate prison for women; adoptioa Schcpp Foundation Exact Pledge From i v Its Beneficiafiesl associations, the paper, translated b' Massachusetts of the probation into Krench and reprinted. h i '- imany pny- landed to a committee which 8,cnl ttnd mental examinations fur will summarise it and submit It Prisoners, with hospitals for the to the whole congress as a basis criminal insane and clinics for for discussion. Mr. Butler is for- 'e treatment of criminals with hot secretary of the InUiuna ieHa. niurKea mcapaeity. board of state charities. . The same movement toward In dividual care and Instruction IK) MIR A SPOT I-IKK THIS! When the mercury runs tip loi 110, and the heat w;ive? il.inre nn the pavements, and (he a-phalfc Is sirilinc, )ut to hie aw;iy lo IhK mh( in tamrta, Ioye Kun or any other pot that is eimally ah good, and Ml down on a c-iite of ice, aiid let the frosty mist epiinklo Lu lite face Ob, boy I 5V v.- X lilt. I in. in - - ,li.iiii.l.r. nml ritli CIJ ikiiiiiiK ll " tmiir l Uinrjf li...t.. A S..n liT llu- WrjBlKUurr TlmtT t i.nipany of JbvvHt, With-. uil it ill f to truut rUlc Cua u. NKW YOliK. (AP) Trustees of the Leopold Hrhepp Koundallon. 'organized to administer a $,oini. on gift by Mr. Schcpp to aid boys, have adopted a pit-dirt- to be si'S"Hbi-d to by boys desiring ' to shftn In the benefits of the Found ation. - Outs of $2iMi. for each faithfully keeping the pledge for three Vea'-g. and provision for five an mm I col-I'-giate scholarships, are mode available from Hie fund. The cash gifts are d-signi d lo h'-lp the boys g-t started in business for theni- i selves or to advance their educat I ion. Mr. Sehetut Kt'irte.l in l.tiwin. w ' fifi years ago w ith a cash capital I of IS cents and has accumulated sevrril mil lions of dollars. l-'ollowing is the pledge to be taken: "I t-sii ing to share the benefits of the Leopold Schepp l-'ouml ition 1 hereby pledge my best efforts to be worthy of the aid ami en. co tira gem en t which it offers. "Kiisi to reiueuihtT my ac countability to my Maker, and en deavor with Cod's help to keep his commandments and daily seek His favor. "Second To be loyal lo my eonntiv. lo obey the ::vvs of the land uhieh hve in, or in which limy sojourn. "Third To honor my parents and all to whom honor is due. "Kourth To be hottest in all my dealings and endeavor to ob si rve the rule; "Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you; do ye even so to them." "t-'itt h To - abstain from all ln tix (rating drinks and harmful drugs. "Sixth To avoid Ihe practice of gambling In any form. "Seventh To shun evil compan ions and avail myself of nueh mor al and religious influences as are within my reach. "Eight To cultivate those nuin ly nihilities which will fit me ror gfiod citizenship and for an hon orable life. "If I am prospered in my car eer I shall count It a duty and a privilege to return to the Found ation nlinl It Ik' ex-ponded on mv Summarizing the " progress hi criminal treatment. Mr. Bull, r found the forward steps in Amer ica falling into eight divisions. Employment of more humaie methods was followed by gradu.it grouping of prisoners in spnei d institutions for juvenile, women, yojng men who were first offen ders, the criminal insane, and de fective delinquents. Indetermin ate or Indefinite sentences w the next forward step, follow e l which has been accepted by hos pitals and schools is now manifest in the treatment of prisoners, Mr. Butler showed, and courts and prison officials are considering wronirdoet s individually and pre scribing thus for disposition of t heir cases Instead of treuting them by formula or In the iiiuas. The movement, however, is a gradual one, and its general ac- j by the establishment of .invent ceptance as a policy will not lin- courts and the inauguration of mediately entail its universal i tne probation system, first ( it- practice. Trac ng the progress from con gregation to individualization in prison work, Butler outlined the handling of prisoners from til- Juveniles and then for aduln. Physical and menial examinations, first In juvenile courts, then in reformatories and prisons and fin- nly In courts for adults brought time when William I'enn reniuced : th treatment of the crim nal bi harsh treatment In the lVnnsyl-1 a higher plane, and finally rou vania colony with more humane j M"? mental examinations for prls methods. substituting prison fjr;onf'rH- ltiuiig-jral-i tn Massachu the gallows, labor for bloody pun-' M'ts, and a movement for nni ishinents and workhouses for the 'form criminal records in court, debauchery and idleness of thejn:iv" made modern nmthods of jail yard. Mealing with wrongdoers the most The higli points in American I effective In history. progress in dealing with criminate j he foil nil, were establishment in ! Virginia and Kent icky in the latel eight cent h century of the peni- tenliary system, with 'reduction BI'liNS. lire. hale. S-venr-old of the cilmes known as capital 'son of Mr. and Mrs. (Men t'Jemeie. etfenses and enactment by lh?met a tragic death here when he Indiana legislature in ISfia of a 'became entangled in the pull-up "good time" law, enabling pris- rope used in stacking hay and w;n 1 -j dragged a considerable distance hv behalf. In order that it may ex- H runaway team. The bodv was tend like privileges to other de- drairged through a wire fence and H-rvInc Imvs." 'badly lacerated. IIO.Y Mt.(.(.i;, ivlLLI O Close Out Prices THREE MORE LEFT l-rasscngcr Franklin Oldsniobile ; Franklin Enclosed $:(75 ?.-)fl() $1050 W. H. Bohnenkamp Co. iw The Start Isn't Hard PIT KICKl'INO AT TOIK SAVINGS AC COtNT It) WHAT. CO! NTS. . . . is Yorus c.rtowiNo niXiUI.AKLT KVEUt WEEK? La Grande National Bank Sound - He Habit - Fiogesslve Guaranteed Used Ford Car 1924 2-DOOK SEDAN Dcst mechanical condition. Has double Hassler shock absorbers. Trice $425.00. Perkins Motor Co. Thane M-500 Comer 4th and Adams i D. M. C. Threads and Stamped Goods st.mi i;mmih!m:hy thkkah. 3 for m,. I.AIICK KM. I. CUIM-IIKT THIIKAIl ,,H. ril.l.uW CASKS, STAMPED ANI H K.MSTITi 1 1 Kl i . Norton's Kiddy Shop i:crythiiuj In InfuiU' and Children's Vmt v
