Thursday, December 31, l!2.r.
F:iero Six
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Love may teach him to forget, but alimony makes a
man remember much.
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HOPE. . jnLU
; , At least one good thing; can be said of the passing year
it did not include a Dempsey prize fight.
Henry Ford, it is rumored, will undertake a non
stop trip to the North Pole. But he will go in an airplane,
. not a flivver. 1
Huge Sales Bring Center
Of Art World To America
OFFICE
CAT
TIIAOft HMN RIO, '
It is iMwtsfhli tu I hi j n bxhhI iIUIi
wnliiuu mui'liim. hut u lot uf nit'ii
41 ill jirrlVr In inarry tlii'iu,
Imi't It terrible to aee u girl with
f ln faro of mi iuiK'l then
fflam'o lower lo find that mIh-'h
either bovv-ltBKfti or litimik-lineed 7
Whit. Holme will have difficulty In
lulluwiiiK lli'H udvlrr.
Ordinary Itrh! Ja ouly shin deep,
hut an Itrh foruffhtj ko to the
I marrow of the bones.
i a
Tin i in -it ha iU who Ih too Ihimjt to
ttv pditf won't 'Im near htisy af
trr n h.h
Theodore Hoobtvolt: "It la tin?
dorr of deeds who counts In Hi
buttle of lift? not h who loou
on and ays how the fltjht ought
to b fnuKht, without hlmppif
hliarlnp In the MruKKlu nnd ht;
dangi-r."
t
You , cun'fL J travel
lltlllo r)!rUBr.
very far on i
Ai'TOisf rut I is at tusks
KI.A...TH lAMH. On. Ieiin
' ' lOcorirft "f Hrntly didn't like the
f a man iun u lurK enough wuy n,0tirlBta Wpoeded by htm as hu
family he doesn't have much time I joed along in ha more humble
to worry about posterity.
-
Alan proposes, woman exposes.
.Tilii wlAIH'ATK.
My nephew's apt In lniiKmiK
And k'urned to speak In many,
1 1 nt fur lurk of time omitted
To tourn to think in any.
U oiiK'ti's em- un to Im wtrn un-
cmrrvi, rAlilon sttys HrtiaiK to
U'lter iimhlr them to hesr what
the men mi iiIhiiu their umiivrml
-
Anions tin-, izn ti nalural distuiii.
alio s urr iirl htiuali s, Oolir and
Mitchell. ' '
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Think unirKly. ; Kremr prompt
ly. Never (five Up. NVver dlay.
KiwolveA not carried out are like
clouds without rain in drought.
It's hard to tret men to ko to
s'hurvli ftr tht-y don't semi tu care
what other men wear.
Are yon broke, or did you liave
your winter eoal churned?
motor vehicle; so he used a shot-
Kitn In an attempt to puncture the.
tire, of several care which passed. I
Ah a result he will upend the next j
GO days In the county jail here for
discharging firearm on a public'
luKhway. lie was brought to K!a- I
math Kails by Charles Taylor, i
deputy Kheriff ut l.eatly, who re
pitted ttiat Momu of the shotw fired
by b'orKA' struck pue nuitorist in
the ear.
I H an pleaded iriilliy and was
flneil $ I iio by the Justice of the
peace at lieiitly, as well as beinjjr
riven the counly Jail-sentence.
The rn!lo reaches n lot of itcn-
pk but it has yri to eipial tho said.
mi i ii tier of liieuersiit iroUletl hy house
rttral teleplunie pariy-Hnc. i
VIXJ
run: ;ns iti; wahkiiovsk .
' JiMKli1 I'AlUv. Wash. The con
crete warehouse owned by the Ar- .
cadia. Holding company, wan ku- I
ted by lire, with a loss estimated at '
between $15,000 and $:ia.ouo. The'
blaze is believed to have originated
In n short circuit. . Machinery In !
the buihliiiK was owned by the r- ,
cadia Kruit (.rowers' association.
Loss was fully covered by insur-'
ance, I
Joseph iJt Anderson had 10.000
boxes of apples in the place at the
ttime. which were' lost. They were
covered by $8000 Insurance, he
It was announced the wfirc- 1
will not be rebuilt. 1
Start The
New Year Right
With one of our new.
XAim & i.i:i:s hiAmcs
J i on Jnuii
Hns a Rood space tor each
day of the year; most of the.
principal maps,
of weights and
and tables
measures.
I'rice
: Outs
Jl
Red Cross
Drug Store
"rs na nr ws uih iou waej vwn- - - . - i i lyij AH . l',rj;.U.'l. IHt-.-S
juoror (o ao mis i a newspaper nem irom Alcntson. KlITTLK FAI.I.K, Idaho Drin
Most of the musicians then ptay- Kansas, said: Hy mistake Steve IVlknap, tMvil war vetecan and
ed In other orgcsniiuttou and on Murphy put furniture polish In- highly respected resident of this
odd occasions in ordrr to earn I teud of corn medicine on a. sore community, died at his home of
NKW VOItK (Al) The Amerl-jtime to cry hands off. Knplnnd
can arl collector and buyer who t without her historic remains would
formerly went to foreign .countries not le Knxlanri, w hile these same
to do his shopping this year will
have left between ten und twelve
million dollars as tribute to New
York's enhanced reputation as an
art center.
Many La Grande parents are discovering: that home is
the nluCP. to Which Col Ipop uliirlnnte rm.m nr Una
aa. t . , ..... . I ''lu number of foreign colfec-
At other times it is the place to which he appeals forjtions brought to the mtted states
funds. 1 1 ,liM yeur, toBther w H h an en-
reinaius, transplanted to America,
would lose all their meaning and
romance."
Some of the outstanding sales
h e re during t he yea r w ere the
Henry Griffith Keasby collection
Iof Kuropean arms and armor,
which brought $05,fll0; the Joseph
,hanccil sale of domesth! ffatherlnKs. ,,hg)(i coUectlon of Italian and
r ' . '.,K evidence to dealers here of a Spanish furniture, Majolioa, glass,
A Socialist has been described as an individual who is m'w "'ition y Americans intl.rra coltns ;mi textiles, for ins,.
certain there is something wrong with a system under which f wlT, ,,,, r, ii.i.J SXS
-Dtlt It IS USlUUly hlS OWll I has become more pronounced In I
enough to live. Now the society
is a .membership organization ami
the players ore paid snlur.es. This
remuneration is much better, Man
oly said, and players now give their
entire time to the society.
Hans Anderson a Stickler
I'or Form, Ills Servant Snys
others can succeed. There is
system that is wrung.
-It begins, to look as if the big automobile manufacturers
had made a New Year's resolution to fight the price war
to the finish during 1926. They have the hearty approval
, of the army of inuspective buyers.
i THE UNRV" YEARS.
The New Year will be a repetition of old experiences,
a re-enforcement of old laws, a reaffirmation of another
common isaying which is that human nature changes little
and human relationships are much the same today as they
America, local gallery officials are
mindful that one of the chief fuc
lors of growth Is the unsettled fin
ancial condition in Kurope and the
general prosperity hern,
A representative of the Ameri
can Art (lalleries said 'thw Income
tax rciluctiuns also w us an Influence.
"I have had numerous persons I
ask nte to again place their names
on our catalogue lists, explaining
that tile income tax had been tak
ing money which they once had
spent on art."
Another dealer poliKed out how
closi fy the pulse of Wall Street is
felt In Ail How. When prosperity)
I ne i-.ii.ei.
lish, Krench and Jtnllan furnitures,
rugs and other objects for $123.
i4; an earty American furniture
assortment, belonging to Jacob
Margoli, for $7!.000. and the Isaac
Guggenheim- collection of tapes
tries, which brought a large sum.
'SYMPHONIC1
mm
is lmlng Its sway
were when the first philosophical writer first sot his chisel ,,ro "ilW" un' mavy' W,M" ,I,''m;a- nkw york (ad symphonic
, n.w., kiuuiii aa..uA ,M"ijnxz. wh cli now is fbrhtliii for a
brokers, nearly always there Is a;,ftn1,in.(, , th MvhHt nf x...
drop In sales. ;( Imis(,ai rir,.i,. iH nnthintr but
Dent condition of tho ;
The ex
art mark
l ine und large collections being ot- nl.livion that fome.n, to all passing
Tered for sale which had been w ith- ' fuueies.
(.,1.1 hrouuHo nf ,i r.-liicl.nr In I ,,,.,.,.,. ,.. M,y, whn
'. , , ,, Inni'o lihiy.-.l umlcr Uli'hiinl W:k-
In run, without, any Hyinntnms nf
lin.t rfsllllril In many i oriKliiallty. and Ih ilocitui il lo the
10 wolK on the stone tablets whereon were written the
uhservatioiiH and records of that far-off time when the
human race first lipgan to discover the antiquity of the
planet and the unswerving laws- that govern it.
We enter upon the New Year, to lie sure, lint in it wo
shall he responsive to the name forces as henjloloie. We
',..:n i. ... i ...
ni ue ii-wfinii'ti as wc" pill, ourselves inui liaimony with liu.ns to Ni w
dlVJiio statutes and punished as we 'disregard them. There
iire hut two lamps hy which our feet may be guided, those
uf-' experience and conscience. If we profit by one and
hearken to the other, we xhall avoid many of the pitfalls
that lie ahead; the same old pitfalls, in the same old places
aiid hidden in the same old manner. If we play the game
in accord with the rules laid down hv that "still small
Njurning voice within," we shall escape the old retributions r"T '""S V!',
for the same old errors that men and women have been pointings and Italian primitives.
Milking for thousands Of VeaiS I1'"1 wh,l U I' eently was soul n)a Kr,.:it ,.m,ms.-r, lis artists will
the American Art Latteries ioruV( Q K,.t uway from jazi."
... li'.lit. and the l.eveihulme us-1 WiIh Ul(.m, i,S).rVi,tlons and a
Isoritm nt of fnrnliure. drt tires. . pnnp of tm. finr,,r3 Mnnoiv dis-
i hliutware and other objects to " ! missed the silbieet. What was law
York for illsposilion,
the opinion prevails here that this
is only natural, because ot the targe
number uf Americans who lor
many yt ats have frequented the
gallerieH of l.on.lon and Paris din
ing auctions. It is a r:ise of plac
ing the objects nearer the best
purchaser,
These collections, however, nre
not being given up without pro
tier, the great composer, and for
forty-six consecutive years has been
a member of the New York Phil
harmonic orchestra,
".liizz symphony!" he laughed.
"Why, jazz is juM a rhythmical
affair, Hhyihm has nlweays been
here. There Is no originality about
symphonic jao it is taken from
'other compositions.
"If one is to compose one must
have original bb as. This jazz lad
now is just o give our American
composers a chance. "Hut It will
not last. If Aliierira is to produce
CO I KN HAG K N (AP Hans
Andersen, whose fairy stories have
brought happiness to thousands of
children, was a stickler for form.
So slates Mrs. Marie Husch, who
was a general servant to tho uu
tlior and the two spinsters, the
Misses Hal in, who shared a house
with him.
"Anderson wus very particular,"
she said. "He Insisted upon my
addressing htm In the third per
son with the title conferred upon
him by the king Konferenstraad.
This was a much coveted title
given to retired cabinet ministers
and merchant princes, but never
before to a mere poet."
The story teller also had his
meals at a specified time in a cer
tain way and when he read his
newest work to the Misses Hallln
where Mrs. It u soli .went outdoors,
their needlework. ' No matter
where Mrs. Hurch went outdoors,
she had to wear a coat and when
Andersen gave her tickets to the
theater he also presented her with
a pair of white gloves.
"All nice people." he remarked,
"wear white gloves to the theater."
Andersen had a soft couch upon f
which he. weaved his tales of the,
ralrb-s.
"He was a tall and painfully
spare man," Mrs. Husch said. "He
could only find rest on a bed made
up of soft pillows." i
toe. The soreness disappeared rap
idly." Well, he has no kick com
ing.
heurt failure after an -illness of two
hours.
Mr. .Belknap had lived In this re
gion more' than 31) years. Hg Is
Huevtved by Ills -widow, Hiree sons,
Hruce Itelknap, Byron Belknap and
aul Kclknup, und two daughters,
Mrs. 1,. Kuller and Maude Balknap.
all of Kettle Kalis. The funeral
Trotaky says w e must talk less, w ill be held Sat unlay from the Hap
One well known person In the tist church..
An awful bore -Is
old George Yetter,
He always goes
Our yarns one better.
The Start
Isn't Hard
BUT KEEPING AT
YOUR SAVINGS AC
COUNT IS WHAT
COUNTS. . . .
IS TOURS GROWING
REGULARLY EVERY
WEEK?
La Grande
National
Bank
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TO THE PEOPLE WE EXTEND OUR
APPRECIATION OF YOUR PATRON
AGE AND CO-OPERATION IN MAKING
THE PAST YEAR A SUCCESS.
ACCEPT OUR REST WISHES FOR
.A BRIGHT, AND PROSPEROUS NEW
YEAR.
Norton's Kiddy Shop
HYPOCRISY IN BUSINESS.
During nnd since the war tliere has been so much talk
about service the public limy have come honestly by the
Ix-lief that people are in business primarily for the good
they can do others and to make a living for -themselves
lis nn lifter-thought. Discussing this anomalous situatku
in the Baltimore Sun, II. I,. Mencken remarks:
"I see nothing discreditable in that motive (profit mak
ing). It is honest, it is honorable and it is sound. . There
is no nonsense about it. But has it of late gone under a
cloud? Then blame the Babbitts who shrink from con
fessing it frankly and try to pretend they are in business
for purely philanthropic and even messianic purposes."
Those luncheon orators who pretend to this commercial
philanthropy are not so far wrong as they are reversed in
their line of reasoning. They have merely placed the cart
la-fore the horse. Instead of men going into business to
crve mankind, as the Babbitts preach, they give service to
stay in business. The relation between merchant and cus
tomer can be either mutually beneficial or entirely unsatsis
factory to both sides. The merchant who gives the most
service receives the most profit, and, on the other hand,
businessmen who sene little profit little.
Flvm the customer's viewpoint the lxst businessman is
the one who devotes himself strictly and wholeheartedly
lo business, who likes it ami rets fun out of it. who 'mas
ters every detail nf it, whose definition of service is "hon
est goods at honest prices." who takes a pleasure in mak
ing profits for himself and his patrons on the same deal,
I'nd makes of his place of business a community institution
so it will make for himself a more comfortable living.
uiii-ilum-il tin- An.n rsun urn- , (l , ho h11, BiUlli(,, m(.r
I, -i I. im ly in-vt yi-nr. (luslav Mahli r iin.l Anion lirw-k-
Whi-n rinnm-lnl i-nilmrraswmMit ( n,,r A pi,iy,.,l nut unly unili-r
imi.li- II ni'ivKKury fur Clils.-tl lo , VaKii.r anil llrnhtna hut most ol
tin: oliji-i-tK. tin- Italian Kiivi-i nim nt j thl, ,vor,1-9 ot.r Kr,, cumlurtors
oiikIiI a way lo ph -m-rvi- Mil- i-ol- ,urinK ,. pHHt ,f (.-ntllry'.
I'-' Hoii. "li Kiia 1'iu li In 1ST 1, In Vli-nnn,
All. r 111.- sal.' va .l.'.'l.l.'.l llpon. ,, , WHa , ,in fllllll(, Win-
lli. Bov.-i-iuiii-nt i'xi-1-.'ls.-.l Im l.'Kal ,,r-s on-ln-mru." .Mnnoly talii. -His
nulil anil Inv.-nlorl.-.l ri-ltaln lnlnt- n-tlrKa W(.n, nm, known llii'n an.l
Inr.s nml oliji.-lK aa national 1 i-ouk- j, ro,,.tnK Wll nnusually In
u:.. Hut II aa not In funils lo,,.nsl. 11!t ,,,, .,. to u,,,r,.sa ),is
nu.k.' the l.ur. liasi-9 nml n.'lth.-r iiit.-rpr.'lallons."
Italian roll.-i li.rs. 1 A y.-ar or so lal. r. Manoly lann-
- lo tills rouiilry anil It Is a n-'ulinr
Mlirln II K.-nn. rly. ot 111.' An.l.-
son tlalli-rl. s. tna.li- a si..-.-iiii "e , olni lili n. .- tlial In IvTT lie eluy. il
to l.on.lon to ol.lain tin- l.rv. r-l,,, ,,, iMiilhai -innnir on liostra
liiiliuo . oil. i mm and Ilia sin'.-, ss ; , hl.n ,.ic,,., i,y .,:npold Pani
lnuiiKlti illsal'polnlmiiit lo tin- j ro!,,.i,. fat In i- of Walt.-r I inmrosoh.
KuEilsli ili-ali rs and thr fllo ItlK ( i-inlit'tr of I hi' Now York 8m
r. in, ii-k froni out' of thi-m: phony ori-li.-slru. ho r.-i-.-ntly In-
-rin- rial n-ason thi- L.-v.j-llillm.- :, roll, .,.,) n,r,hwln s Jaatc Com-.-rlo
tr.-asiin-s nn- aolnff lo Ann-rlra Is ! jn Ki
I., i-auso Jnsl now ah- h W"' Th. o.lor.' Thomas, whom some
ih. n.-y lo jpi-nd and un Inmitlalilv ,.r,..llt w, li(vnK ,om. more lor
a;.i.-titi' for ai-milrlnit th- Old j r.-ti.-stra! imislo In North Ann-rli-a
nrlil'a tanu-il art tri aaiir.." than any oth.-r t-nn.lnct.ir. was h.-lid
Initni-.llatily fnllowlnit thla "r-ir ,, I'hiihiirnionli- on-ln-slra In
inlsltlnn rami- tin- aunounrvni. in , , s Sl, v ,,,, mu,y l.,.unii. a ri-iru-
lar nirmlu-r.
'riiori- shniil.l ln a fortlino in
,.or " " niimreu a ww - vj
t tint WarwttK rriory. p',,"
i. titurv lumlniark. Ii-I Wvn pur
rhust'ft by n Am.-r.can (or nhtp
ni. iit nn.l n'.iTrctton tn Vlrntntu as
a rt proilurtton of Hulifrave Manor.
hum ot Vahtnton' unrrstorB In
Norttiuniptonshir.
Whrn-Hpon. Tho l.oiulon Putly
In those days, (h ort hi-ftra was
op.'nH'Ml on a roopi-mttvp liisii by
ttn mi'inlnrs. with a hctnnl of lt
rectors I hut hand It d Itn financial
uftairs. Maruily Im'cmiih" a Ot rector
ihtrtim ftriM yi'iir nnd til in a
im'inbrr of tin board.
It an a hard atrurirttv hut
"V
cannot pn vi nt Am-rlrnna . wrrw o( tho opporiunity for
imm nctiiilnnu our fumous pa
ttir.". our old furnlturo and mr
tMMiKa, hut wh-n tt coinii to pnllinx
ilunn anrlrnt and bvautttul hutld
inirs. which are tho bony k If.
ton M Mvtory and th ronnnt
rvmlndpra of our great pt. It Ir
art'a jiakt-." h swtd. "Huii'ly did
we finish the ei ason utth Itindx to
divbt" a in on tho nu mlnra. The
romlurlmii then virtually were on
tho ame ha aa the in'niherK,
hut Thomnn ravo up hlft ihart of
receipts itvral tlurt lor the play-
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