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County News
VOLUME XXIV.
SECOND SECTION
LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1925.
TEN PAGES TODAY.
NUMBER 62
Want Ads
Best Christmas Since
World War Is Foreseen)
They Carry Telegrams tor the Capitd
H,v the A.sstMlntril Viewi)
S;intu CI us in chuckling with
old linn- inirih us (if prepares for
his yearly visit ty the chimneys of
the world, heruu.se reports to him
have indieuted Unit Hits will he Un
ix st Clirisi may nincc the. tinul
Win:
Old Nick iippurenlly haN not
bi t n !fivctcd by tin cimlrovrH
on the relative merits of the uir
ship. The litest Hinteiuent from
J .upland, transmitted via 'open
haeo, yui, that he would hold to
tr.-iil it ton and use his reindeer and
sleigh lor his annual
uround t In- glohe.
hearth tho call of ChrlstuuiH s
evidenced in mi unparalleled effort
to carry tin plrlt to other) not no
fortunut. I'pperinoid, In the re
ports from ull American cities wuh
the preparations for the . needy.
the poor, the forgotten, the in
mate, the waif. in thin respect tin
similarity of functions planned In
more than seventy country's lar
gest ritiea indicated tliat on hand
limy have directed the program.
The Hand of Charily went d'-ep
hito the pocket. .
The Christ Morn will he ohscr-
voyago ved in all chtirchea with apposite
serin oils. Kull voiced choirs ami
The Nieinh will earrv its greatest ' -'wan on ine smew win nu oui
burden, because ef un iu.licated in- "vc caro,s lhat wtl1 fltml '"rough
crease in the babv population al- " vaulted domes of cathedrals
most evei v where, but Old Saint an- " rul,t'r f little country
nounee.l he would tnke off promp- houiii" of worship and even
try. lb- started "hitching up" well th.ough the magic ether ly way or
in advane,. or former years. lnu ru,1-
He will find America wearing ' Hroadway. with Its glittering
the top hat and patent leather llKhls. actors and actresses and way
pumps uf prosperity in jaunty throngs, lias been giving ('hrlsimuH
style. The situation on the Old benefit performances. Hevcrul of
Continent is 'generally Improved, the New York newspapers spon
Kranee still 1s bothered with Us sored most of the shows. Debut
franc, which performs like a eir- miles and society leaders liavu
ciih clown. Knglund yet has the heen conducting bazaars uud amu
unemployment problem on its teur theatricals. Kroin! these Hour
hands; olher foreign countries ces alone, officials eKtlnuite up
have iheir ailments. .Hut with the proximately 9l.0lio.0oo would be
Mining of the I .oca mo treaty there raised.
came un air of peaceful n ess that I This amount will only be a drop
overshadows llu tn and holds out In the chcer-sprcadlng bucket. Tin
encouragement to 'the Yulclide vfy department of welfare will
spirit. have Its usual progrum of dinners
The grand procession of dances entertainment, while con! rthu-
nnd parlies, holiday fesl ivitics and "'" f,' hundreds of individuals
Mieieiv affairs is under wav: foods "'' charllable organizations all
rieh in content and soaked with combine to give New York' one of
Christmas lore are being prepared a typically pre-war Christ muses.
for the traditional Christmas din- t Tnt year. Wall Street dlstribul
ner; the call of home Is heard cd 940.000,1100 in Christ mas bomis
arotind the world and for many es am on if lis employes. Stock
the tree has started. holders received millions in : Die
l-'i-om fireside to emu in unity form' of et ra and Incrensed di-
Lowly t Destiny t oufrantt
.Million or Ku .MnstauK
I'OltTI.ANU, Ore. (Al' Out of
I lie Kloriea of mountain range uml
lain into the soap vat or fertiliser
bin is the iKiiotulnous destiny that
seems in prospect Tor the western
muslang small, mostly useless,
and numerous.
I'or those in tho l':u:ific Vorth
west, this lowly uiid approached
appreciably close wlien a Portland
company began the construction of
a plant in which this rendering will
bo done. f . ,
The sturdy, roving bands of un
dersized horseflesh eat oit the
rango thai is needed by tdockmeu
and upon which depends, to it large
extent, the game in the western
states. In Montana, ulouo it was
estimated that there me :r,rio,(M,i
of thes'u wild homes. Olher thous
ands perplex tho livestock inter .
outs pf Oreg-on, Washington, Idaho,:
Nevada and Colorado, swelling the
total to u milllon.or inoro for which
no ordinary commercial market ex
ists, except for the leather end by
product value. '
Mr. K. lii. chase, Portland city
veterinarian, has added to the in
dictment against the mustang, a
charge that It spreads contagious
diseases among cattle and sheep.
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TcleKia'ph companies in Washington have found girls tnaki move ctllcient messenger thun buys. Heiie
lhec four have beeii aiveu pretty caps and told to go lo it. They .ire, left to right, The Misses Uetty
Urovvn, lthcl Farrcll, Uiitcv Elevens and X'lifjima Voelcknet.
Safety
Cbmlbrfalfy
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Tho tivvy SI1IK4VS.
Cuiiir lo oui' KIiikc l)ii(il at 1114 Irrfcr.suu Ave
All .MtHlrrn Ullfl lli'UtMl KtHK.
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. ' u Ui to W lillll 'WhIIu "mid l'orllnnil. " ' .
Chi-iip Kiilrs lfiol 1110110. Wo Curry Kxprcss
On spi'cial 'J rlps . .Main 709 And Trunks .
Last Minute
Shoppers
(.'an select gifts here, with abso
lute assurance of getting the kind
uf merchandise they want.
because ,
"This Is His
Store"
Open Evenings Vnlil
Christmas
Ash Brothers
vhieiids and stock. What happen
ed then Is expected to be repeated
on a lai'Ke.r scale.
Chicago ulone had a total In
Christ mas savings funds of ap
proximately $Lr.min,(i(io. Itcportx
from the other cities shovtd that
the issuance of IheHe deposits early
wasfclt in the shopping districts.
Hundred: of cities and towns
will have municipal Christ mas
trees. Chicago will take the lead
In carol singing when sixteen hun
dred members of the bon rd of
irade and others join in broiulca.sl
ing through thirty-five Mai Ions.
In Kansas City. " the 'mayor will
have a Christmas I ret for the kids
and one of the newspitprrs has :ir
nmged for Mr. Krlngle to use 1he
old-fashioned reindeer and sled
when lie passes through.
! las liheinharfs "The Miracle"
I wnl begin a four weeks run In Ml.
Umis on Christmas Kve. In Mil
. wsukee... chimes' from St. .lames
l-Ipi.scopal church will be played
and a sixty-piece band will Jimr
! merit the carol singers. I letroit
when1 the automobiles are made,
experienced a deluge or rhrisliii is
buying.
I town In Tcxns, where many
children never have seen snow,
llosuton will place II h Chrlsimax
tree in the city hall sipiare and
provide a background of artificial
snow. 1 1 ere. S;ilila wa.s asked to
discard his nir.shlp and use rein
deer and Jded Instead.
Iienver's carol singers will gath
er In Mm- civic renter's (Jre.-k am-lhl-lhealre.
brillhintly lighted and
festooned wit li holly wreat lis and
spruce boughs, to usher in 1 he
f hristmns -tide. Later, they will
mil rch through 1 he streets.
lndianatolis Iuin turned over Its
municipal Christ rims activities lo
tin- fire department and in each of
the city's thirty-two stations then
will be a tie.-. Santa will spend
sin ne time thvre. for he h:is agreed
to fsliile down the pole in each
Ml ; 1 ion and personally deliver ills
gifts to the children.
Klorlda. the country's boom slate
and the real estate salesmen's
paradise, Is ready I'or a Christ nips
commensurate with t lie large
amount of business being transacted.
Throughout I irlxie eilics. large
and small. I lie spirit Is reported lo
have ban tho effect of bringing to
I he. hearts of men the association
of its meaning with the origin of!
their creed.
in lterlln. twelve I heal res In
cluding the Municipal Opera, are
giving matinee and evening per
formances of fairy tales several
times a week. More than IJKHi,
mio Christmas trees were cut in
the I lam Mountains, despite 1 he
luxury tax.
Sweden shares Christmas giving
with Its birds ami animals. Next,
to I lie Christmas tree a sheaf of
oats for t he sparrows symbol l.es
Hie Christmas spirit and in a tree
or on top of a pole In front of al
most every house the grain is tied
up for the birds to pick. On Christ
mas eve. all domestic animals are
given an extra ration of outs or a
special hilt of hay.
Another ceremony is the noon
day meal when servants anil .mas
ters eat together in the kitchen,
dipping their hred' In the same
keille where the Christmas meat
is being cooked.
France, Spain, lcgiuin and the
olher countries will rival the gay
tey of America in their celebra
tions. Seaweed I Table Delicacy
In flapan -lechii'C(l .Nut rlt lute-
TOKIO (AO Seaweed in Japan
is a dinner delicacy for the Jap
anese, In fact, I he harvesting of
seaweed is one of Japan's large
industries.
of the many specc g of the weed,
gathered from the bottom of I he
sea. Hie Japanese Tiinglc (Laiuln
aria Japnuica) ia most popular be.
cause of its flavor and refreshing
lasle. This m eel grows abundiinl
ly In I he cold setts oi l' Hokkaido
and Is harvested during the snm-
i mer months. 'I he. yearly harvest
loll MoKkaldo alone is estimated at
I aa.tiiiojoiti pounds.
While l Mm seaweed Is relatively
cheap, t food chemists claim II is
very nutritious and contains much
"Vilanline A," (he food element
lucking in polished rice.
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