La Grande evening observer., December 26, 1925, Image 4

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THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
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Ia05raitbe fatting bserfor
(Incorporated)
An Independent Newspaper
FRANK B. APPLEBY
HARVEY F. MATTHEWS
Published evening, exoepfc Sunday, at Hit Adams Avenue,
La Grande, Oregon. The Observer-titur published every Friday.
Entered at the Poatotflce at La Orande, Oregon, aa fctecond
Claae Mull Mutter under act at March 2, Hit.
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A KL'ItlS mVUI.I.INO
. Rood; so mIiii It thou dwell
bv rcd.-l'Kiiiiu :(7: :.
After nil, wasn't the Chvistmits smile-und the Christ
mas wish nlxnit the moxt pleasant gifts of the day?
We missed a white Christmas by a wkle margin but
it seems that Santa Clans hud no trouble riding the soft
moonbeams wherever he wanted to go.
Fathers who failed to have a happy Christmas may
know -enough next time to buy two toy trains-just alike,
so they'll not have to wait for sons to have a turn.
If you see an unusual array of "loud" ties adorning
shirt fronts the next few days, don't blame feminine taste
and the Christmas spirit.' AH ties are brilliant this year
and any now one will look like n Christmas tie regardless
'of how it was possessed.
, The ' Chicago Daily News, the prosperous property of
the late Victor Liiwson and one of the outstanding news
papers of , the country, has been, sold for fifteen million
dollars to Walter A. Strong, business manager under Mr.
Lawson, and associates. Fortunate it is that it goes into
the hands of -mum who, wero-tia-ijied hy -Lawson and men
Who will conduct the paper along policies he laid down
years ago.
TOO STRICT FOR PHILADELPHIA.
General Ilutler's usefulness in an official capacity in
Philadelphia has come to an end. Ilo has been director
of public safety for two or three years' and has devoted his
lime and effort to clean up the Quake City and make law
enforcement a fact as well as a nnnie. Now tho mayor
fires him and the way is open for a return to the lawless-
'iiess that caused Hutler's appointment originally.
General Puller's record as a marine officer and as
director in Philadelphia is hardly such as to cause criticism
by the impartial outsider. Ho was granted leave by the
government to go to that city to sec that its official fam
ily was so reorganized and directed as to secure law en
forcement nnd the destruction1 of vice. Like a good soldier
he was doing his duty and doing it well. So well, ns a
matter of fact, that Philadelphians have decided that strict
law enforcement pinches H lot of toes and cramps varied
styles. They have found that law enforcement means
trouble for the rich ns well as for the poor violator, that
it touches tho indiscreet influential citizen as well us the
obscure underworld criminal. And that seems to have hurt
those in high places, so the mayor is pressed into service
. and lets Duller out of his job.
According to that ousted official, his removal was oc
casioned by the fear of powers behind the big hotels of
the city where alleged liquor 'law violations have been in
evidence. liutlor will also be able to throw light in other
directions affecting law and order in Philadelphia before
he drops back into the oblivion available for an officers
nnd a gentleman. And we imagine the resulting picture
will hardly be the kind that can modestly grace the Quaker
("ity family album. Of course General I'.utler has nothing
lit stake in the present difficulty; he simply returns to duty
with the marine corps with the privilege of sitting around
the officers' club on cold, wintry nights and tolling fellow
officers how Philadelphia is progressing with the "dump
rot." That city, however, does not have such an indiffer
ent and easy future to anticipate. General Mutler's going,
under these circumstances, regardless of any minor faults
ho may have had, means simply one thing to a great num
ber of people that Philadelphia doesn't want strict law
inforcement. And that's a serious reputation for any city
to have n dangerous reputation. Fortunately it is a repu
tation that better citizens eventually refuse to allow maintained.
Four Floors of Fine
Furniture
W. H. Bohnenkamp Co.
Editor and Publisher
..Uusinesa Manager
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'LAf'E: Ti"iHt 111 tlio Lord nnd do
in tile Inml, and vrrlly tlimi nliall
OUT OUR WAY
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".MUHiUinn ' lCxpltidfti Ivlllfu
I'oiu-.-' Vi didn't ivml IIii- sKiry.
but HK fiiii-v i-cml mmim-UiIiik in
lliti iniiiruliif.
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KitHlng In love in ii irno.l
lil;t loafinjf. If you ilo eithot'
you'll riml very llltle tlnif to at-j
tend to Im.stneHH. I
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Kvery time lie cim.h IiIr Kirl I
In Grunil a teli-Kium, onel
I'oiiliinil tmh'Htnnn puta ll down on
his expense hook as "clitrltcn
wire.'
l-'loweretl en-tonne wnlsteontH
fop men ai'o now In vokiir, Tlift
oli Kin vy polrwitlot efl'eel, bov,-'
ever, will continue In moHt. loenll-'
t Icm.
".Vy fueo lb lily folium'
.she aid.
".My Hisi, woman, you'io bank
rupt," was Ms apt P-
Whl hi many you n if women are
not content with anythluK lets
tluin a rarer r, the telephone op-j
eratoi-H are HathiHeil Willi whit
you might call a "railing." i
Women may lie ad old n tlwy
look, hut Ihey ran't lie as naiiKhty
as they try to look.
Fashion aya sklrla nrr 1o ho
short rf for .spring. That will put
the waist-line nhout on a lino with
t)ii hem or the kirt.
It la easy Tor a kII flii't 11
hiiMhaiul. Mi r ilililrull pmhlcm
In flrpH'iK a hIiikIo man.
Wit uen gohitf to put it Init
Haal in imi ml (inlay aUMit lie
eikiliNwl of No. J Ccibir Mttnub-
tbnt nrr)ed day befinc Chrl-linn',
hut Ibcy are all ntht ttnu, rxcrpl
nlmmt lO.iMMi. xt) thai lene- ts
with nothing to vjiy eet'pt (bat
earbKid of Mnr-.A-star dilngh"
w Ml be hen. If ure H
aiuahttf Ihiw last Ihe fhtnulet
eiune and u. .art niranghejr
t lno all tlM iMilnt nnd oil,
ulillr lentl, iih- and kionilne
heiH for early .spring linde. The
Iti'kt. Mill Imi mi low It tll nuikcj
v at .! aiiuer. reMdi l hmiu hi at
first tbnt Ihe uiint Hint we mM
iiiu4 not bi nn ktmmI tho irb-c
wa m n'MMUiable, Imt they lne
ehnugiit their mtnd now. Jut ;
fink the inJttUar thai, did It. Say.'
Hoy. we hatt itOO gal h mi if Vm-1
1'attbig iniaraiiU'nl hhtlr iuliil
mining. Ihut wr wtll mtII ami for
M a ualhm tuuler lit whuhwalr
pricr. l a. a golbtn. What ilo
oii think of thai? It Is mme ut
ymr iiHap Jiuik. lit her.
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Tbe Poor Mitl rrtaoJ
V NOURS PRACTISE
E.VES DAW AM -faF?E.E.
HUNDERD AM 5umPw
DAMS 1W A MEAP
WfH A UCSSIM OMCtT
A WEEK, AM WOU .
ASKED FER-faA"T!
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Dunham IV right Tells of
Christmas 75 Years Ago
MKIMCAIi HIMtlNGS. Ore.. 1rc.
23, .Mr. JMitor: Am many of
the pupcm of today aru publiiihinK
Chrltmas haipeuinKs of (be long
ubq, 1 liave a vivid memory of
I'lirlslmaH times of 75 years ago
all manner of preparations to be
made, mid certain kinds of work to
he completed by that time; the
eorn to he all husked and in the
erf ha; the calfskin to be brought
from the tannery that tho old cob
bler might have time to make the
boots and shoes for all (he family.
The wool hud to be carded and
spun Into yarn and hand wove into
lindsey ami made into garments by
hand, fur wearing apparel for the,
whole family. Klax had to be broke,
scorched and spun into thread to
sew garments with; soft soap hud
to be made from hardwood ashes
to last during the winter.
I logs had lo bo failed, and nil
this had to be accomplished by
Christmas, that wu mighty have a
rollicking time.
Conked on Open (rutr.
All coukiog had to be done over
tho open grate. The old cobbler
with Ilia bench had to occupy one
corner, while the blue dye pot held
(he other, which left Utile room
for rooking. This was before the
day a of cookstovea.
The old maid with a loom could
weave three y:irds a day If she did
not have to leave the loom too often
lo warm her feet.
So under promise of having the
first pair of pants made from the
yarns she was weaving I kept n
skillet full of live hickory embers
und r the In-adlfS sin- was work
Dolls and Toys
Your Choice of Any Thai Are Left in, Stork
At HALF PRICE
Norton's Kiddy Shop
everything In Infants' and Children's Wear
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When Poverfy Ends
1 'overt y ends w hen the spirit of saving begins
In n man. The amount saved Is tin I to port ant
the lilt; ihtng Is to MARK Til K STA KT.
When will YOt" make this atnrt? Ifow- much
1 miser will you p it off this important step? I -cide
right now that you will do this the KIliST
thing TOMOKIIOW by opening a Savings Account
biiv. When you do. we will present yon with :i
Liberty livil Home Si.fr to assist you In miving.
By WILLIAMS
SMOM SMQvyiL.
WA CQOUD LAW
IT AWAW FEf?
TH' SUMMER
But That
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MEAR BEIM
Perpetshul
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r'i9w nv hu ecRvice. 'i
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ing wilh her feet.
The old cobbler also had to be
kept warm, so another bargain was
made, that I was to have (he first
pair of shoes made, after tin4 boolH
for the older people were com
pleted. Shoes for the smaller
unes of the family wereunade from
boot legs saved up from the year
before one pair of shoes had to
last a year. In order lo keep the
rohl.cr warm, 1 had to cut wood
barefoot in the snow. 1 would take
two pieces of board, beat them
before tho fire and take litem out
and stand on them and make the
chips fly whll the heat lasted. Jt
was a case of striking wjiile the
iron was hot.
1 was some right or nine years
old, and trapped many bob white
(luails, as well as bringing in a
wild turkey occasionally, when I
cuuld get the old flintlock to make
tire. '
14ml In Iov.
Uncle Davti nd A410 McCulley,
luter tin' V. T. Co., of tlui Wtlluni
etto valley,' were among the first
merchants of New j.ondon, Iowu.,
my native town. lTncle Ace called
me In one day for a trade, as It was
Hearing (iirislmaa lie offered me.
two gallons of blackstrap New Gr
it an o. mojassctt for four dozen bob
white Hiiails. The trade was made
at once, and T, being the Jay lould
of the day, immediately advertised
a candy pull, to take place on
rhiistmns eve nt the home of an
old backwoodsman who had a log
cabin and a pack of hounds. The
day for did I very arrived, and 1
wiim Johnny-on-the-spot with the
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bob white and two gallon Jug. My
undo atrpiM'd Into a vhle room,
placing the jug under the faucet
of a great barrel raiaed a little
latch and act the thing going, with
instructions to hla roustuhout boy
to keep close watch on It. H inada
slow progress, aa the morning was
cold and we made up our minds
that life waa too abort to alay with
such a cold morning, so we saw
the sights of the town, boylike.
When we returned wr fouud tho
oontenta of the barrel all piled up
on the Jug. W were set to work
lie oo plug it up Into crocks, and fin
ally found the jug.
- The candy pull came off aa
scheduled. - Threo '' elderly ladies
were a committee to superintend
the randy muking. The great not
waa hung over the fin- In the open
grate, ajid things set going, while
ynungHtera inarched around the
room singing "Old Mister Phoebe."
l-'inally the candy waa pronounced
all (. K.; and taken out and set in
Hie snow to cool, und in the hilar
ity It was forgotten. On going out
for the candy we found a half doz
n pot hounds had had their heads
in the pot had Just finished the
eandy and were licking the pot.
The old gentleman waa notified
what was going jot. lie grabbed
the poking-Hiictf, which was a hick
ory bludgeon aome six feet long,
and e) upon the . hounds. All
wenl off with broken hcndH, and on
three leg at all points of (he com
pass, making the midnight air ring
with their tremendous yells.
Talk about n wet blanket being
thrown over an enterprise doesn't
half express It, but hero la where
the saying originated and waa coin
ed. Just 4f years ago Ihe two boys
that allowed the blackstrap to pile
up on the jug met as members of
the -Oregon atate senate, remem
bering Ihe acquaintance of ' boy
hood days nfier tho lapse of many
years. Abner Waters of Multno
mah county was the other boy.
Oh, for the childhood days of the
very long ugo,
When the flints mudo the fires and
Ihe boys wore shirts of tow.
When the father and tho mother,
inn sister and the brother,
A 1 1 passe d the w hi t e r e ve n i n gs
around the hearthstone togeth-
It w'as Christmas eve nt our homo, j
and Christmas in the morn, j
And plenty of good hominy, all '
made of good white corn;
I pen these lines that the girls und
boys of today may knpw.
How we' spent our happy Christ
mas in the days of long ago. ;
-bl'NHAM WKIGHT.
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lMAKKHI,,!Kl.n, Ore. Citizens of
Murshfield, Kust Hide, und other
sections of Coos Hay urc aroused
over the failure of tho port com
mission lo approve a selected alte
for tho Marshiielil-Kust Mido bridge
so that the port's sanction could be
prcsi'iilt'd to tliu army engineers
when a hearing will, be held In
.Marsiflcld on Januury 5.
The approval .wua expected a
week ago, but was not received.
Tho hteeting that, lay was post
poned to Monday, and then pout-
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Tho old in-wsKipt-r :iM)iii bus II that
when ;i il'i-iiirs a loan U isn't d-wh,
but It ;i man bit-K a dug. it Is. JunifH
.M. .loliriMin, of Los An'tcs. has
tiiudly done it. Itis dn hit luth his
lirtK'ts, mill Jihiinn got the aniiiial'0
l)iiM.,iJ-twet ii his Iti i h and held on,
until it died. ,
poned again. Citizens, however,
met at the port dock office but
i oiiuiiiM.sioiiers Cook ynd lingers
only were there.
New York celehraied annually
Ihe day as ita exclusive possession;
its particular party. Theatres ve
cognisicd It with irclal psrfor
niancen. Crack regiments and the
citizenry rcHpondcd on parade.
Kven when the country was at
war with Alcxico, in WW, Kvacu
ation iay aroused a city-wide
demonstration.
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We Imvc ult slv.es. i'.vt
Ibeni here.
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The only news
that regularly saves
you money
YOU may be. interested in the baseball scores
in the politics of the world in the latest dis
coveries of science i :
But you are not half as much affected by such
news as you are by the welfare of your own pocket-.
book; the comfort of your shoes, the. price of the
phonograph or radio you want.
That's why advertising news deserves even more
attention than sporting or international news. The
advertisments keep you informed of all the latest
comforts and conveniences that can make your daily
living more delightful. They tell where to secure
the best; how to save money; how to lessen work;
how to have a better home, better food, better
clothes, more luxuries.
You can't keep up with the daily news the kind
that affects you most unless you read the adver
tisements. They are the chronometers of local time. You'll
find it highly profitable to adjust your living by
them.
Advertisements Arc the Only News
l ou Money Kead Them AIL
THE MARK OP I
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Then, slowly, observance, of the
day dwindled. last lis fervor. Op
ponents claimed llm Foil till ' of
July took away the edge. Thanks
giving Pay, another national holt-
day, depreciated its prestige.
New York, barrassed by press
ure of bnsincNs lias made no ex
ceptional remonstrance at its pa-ss-l"g.
Hairs Catarrh
Medicine
both local and Internal, and has been
successful In the treatment f,CM
Sox over forty year,. Sold by all druguists.
F. I. CHENEY & CCToledo. Oliw ,
A SMALL HEATER
With jMuch Heat.
The Westinghouse "Cozy
Olovv" electric heater will
take the chill out of these
frosty mornings. Jus attach
to your lamp socket the
current consumption Is small
and the Initial cost Is very
low. ' " '
' H. & S. ELECTRIC
Soininer Hold Itidg.
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