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Tuesday? April 6 1926
Pajre Fou r
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER' " ,
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(lucorporated)
An Iiuli'lirudi'iil Ncwupapoi
FRANK B. Al'PLEBV
HARVEY F. MATTHEWS
Published evenings, except Sunday, at 1416 Adums Avenue,
La Grande, Oregon. Tlio Observer-Star published every Friday,
.Entered at the PosioMco at l.a Oraude, Oregon, as Second
Class Mall Matter unticr act ot March 2, 1879.
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STANDING .HEI'OUK KINCS And Phnluoll said
.InHcnb.. Forasmuch as-(lod hath shewed' titer nil tills.
See; I hnie set thco over dll
38-40-41. , r ''
BUT WHAT: OF HIM WHO IS Hirf .. .
It isn't often that the speeder' is given the benefit of
I'.ny fuvorahle consideration. We have come to regard him
as part fool, part law-breaker and a wholly dangerous citi
zen in any event. An English student of. sciences and the
forces of gravity and so on now appears oii the scene with
mi elaborate thesis to the effect that speeding has one
merit at least. ) , 1 , . . . '
His theory is that a man hurled from a machine moving
nt the rate of 90 miles an hour, particularly a motorcycle,
ir,' safer than a gentleman who is traveling at a mero half
that Hiteprl. When he is thrown at the fait tor rate he is
. . . ,. , . nil ' ,. ' j i j e
projected in a lino almost parallel to the ground, instead of
beine dunmed uncercmoniouslv unon it. Tlierefore. he fin-
oil., 1 u . ., il. ...,Ioc, .,J oi;snu ol,..,. I ,oft
any, llivvirf, lb Jiv.111.1u fiuu oimvo ("uiig w onii-ij
on his ear. , . "
f " The only conceivabl6 objection to such a theory is that
a machine or motorcycle usually Stops thus abruptly only
,.Uaii if Vilfu om,i4 Ii Inn- nni'liimu mini l,!,i, iM.ieliitii, r,l n no- 1
destrian. Nothing in the theory ; mentioned 'proves that a
vefiicle traveling at 90-mile gate implies less danger to the
person or machine thus hit. In fact, lay opinion is some
thing to the contrary, and n'.nce traffic casualties are usu
ally ipersons in front of machines rather than behind the
whefil, it is the foimcr for whom wo rnu'st feel the most
solicitude in these matters'. ' " '
j; THK WORLD IS XMALI.FK.
' At the close of the nineteenth century those who had
been' to Europe were pointed out on the, streets. Trans
oceanic travel was arduous and costly more to bo endured
than enjoyed. The first steamship tn cross the Atlantic
(the Savannah, in 1819) heeded 2(i days lo complete lite
voyage. Today even the smaller vessels make the trip in
a week or less.
j Third and fourth class steamship accommodations, once
known us the steerage, now surpass in comfort and con
jVenience the best appointments afforded by the ships on
which such notables as Dickens, Thackeray and Mrs. Trol
lope.came to America in the last century. And the modern
'first' and second class accommodations are most palatial,
j Last year thom;:mil:; :unon' thousands of Americans and
Canadians from all i-.lnjrus of life visited F,tiropo. This year
nn even greater number will go and in the ai my, now plan
ning a peaceful invasion of Europe and other countries are
students and teachers who find sufficient comfort at low
cost'in ships' that have abolished the rigid classifications
that once prevailed. American students and teachers today
take European travel almost for granted as a "part of the
scheme of a liberal education. In the old days they might
nave aspired for a lifetime and died without gratifying that
desire.
t When ocean travel was accompanied with great risk of
life and discomfort bordering on privation "the grand lour"
took weeks or nioiilhs. Today the journey is all too brief.
Used Ford Cars
ALL TYPKS AND ALL litODKLS
r :. .. PIUCES ARE RIGHT.
Perkins Motor Compan)'
Fourth & Adams Plume M-fiOO
There's A Reason
Our I'lI'J sales are steadily innvasiiij:, enn
vincing us of the fact that our .liatruns ap
preciate QUALITY at reasonable prices.
Have you trietl uur Golden Crust?
Blade to Sell More
Gvvillia ins' Elcciric Bakery
Ilohic of (ioldeu Crust
The Made-To-S'elWIore Products.
'Tlllll"IIHilllJHIIf''!'M'.,
LMiMllllLI VUTirLllLL I I ' . I I . . T . ' ' ' T 1 k .' . ' l T
: -.Eilltor and Fubllshnr
..Business Munagor
Mall
the laim .of Egypt.'' Clen.
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I II ; ,' ' ' . I L4YVIW 00M I . 1 r 1
. l v-v vn .rrarmi ;u -t-.r
... Ill w '" ', ALL'VORE MOVES, LAID OUf IM lENTJ
I g ,j,p?xw.IUw.. Buf-wuH lose a heap o uvim' - ; .
.fcHM'avwtfMmnct, inc. 1 ' ' ' .' -s J
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Wl 1 tMU' i.liCWICO. kJlliyWlVI ?;' -
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TMAD MANN KKO.
By Junius
'I'lii young
ar piilinlNt m the
Me by your liiinil
girl rllenls: '
you nit1 giilng (it Ik- inurrlecl."
Wonilerriil," sail I the ghl.
"Von ai'- cii'xiried tn a mini
''""'ell Will, his, '' cimlliiiieil Hit
Ulllll,llr
"Mow amaiug." ksk-ii iik
'""rely Hues mi my luillil
iCIIIHMII nVeill llle liailM' "
"i.ini-," snirred Hie paimM
Z";' "ffi'llf.."'
inrneil to .Me. wiikius uinii winks
"K.
How's this for an ad? "Wanted
(if-iilleuian wjm can furnish one
half iluzen .eggsti luy . one-' half
pound ,uf hum. object. .Matrimony.
Mis, II. II. I'."
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Mll.v "Minder says Mil' liosa
hoimiii loitay are shocking."
Iai- "I ilou't m'i why."
May "(iiiess It's because I I
lliein charged."
IIKAITV SPOTS'
ileal!!)- spots tjpotl the ellei
k,
Or even on the hue.
Ai- not the kind of beauty ppota
Which have appeal for inc.
1 like to have my beauty spots
Mown in my silken hose
The rive spots ami the ten spots
To liny ponder lor my nose!
A new tailor n town used as a
triiilemnrk the pietiui' of n lili-te
ceil iipph. Curiosity gol Hie 1hI
l'r or the tillage gi-iH-er niul lie
asked Hie lallnr why. "Well," sniil
the tailor, "I'll like to know where
IIh' rlnlliiux I1US1111.S.S tvoulil Is- 111-
tiny it 0 li'nln'l le-en foe an llitl." I
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i:illnir"i 'oti This Ls an-,
other artlel," H'iinel by A, II.
Cherry, of I, a '(iramle, who nt
now tuu'rlm; I he world on Hie
s: S. Ilelgeiilnml. Moiv arllcles
will follow.
(ly A. II. Cherry)
Saturday morning, February fl,
we arrived off the city of Singa
pore niul t lie. passengers lind crew
were called oil deck at six o'clock
for, Inspection by the port doctor.
I hen w e waited and waited,
soon the wonl went around
and
the
Hhlj thut tht'i-i' wiih ii pHHt1 or Kniult-
pox on IjouiiI. V( hml known III SiiiKapori' Is much Ulio ' Jiivji.
for wvpial daH. II wiih ii- rinv ' very .wiiriit In (he inhiillc of ' the
youiiK limn who wiih wuppoHHil to ' day and one does not dure lo stand
have talu'ii It at KIiuhkIihI. but j in ihe sun vUhoiil a " sunlilit Tor
they had been utile to keep it mi-I more tliiin a'.iiilillile. ,'Wie' lieat Is
der cover until todny. Abo'uV etellpoitin ol, tii'i. 'iiorves of thi''i)aHs-
AXXSt , tmlt.Hliiii IWllhittfa. MlMtWsaisaMr
hilil oft lo the pest house on the
Island, the iiuuranlliie , officers!
fumigated hls quarters find, lh'e
ships hospital and ut livelVoi lo'-I
clock we tere allowed to land. I
This was a hair a day lost and lhe '
ailoiiuneeuieilt wug niadr 'llinf
would slay tinlll Sunday noon lo
lei, nil lollow out the roBulur,uiro !
Brum.
V h:id liinelii'on at 11n ramoiis
Iluf fb'H lioti'l tind ttn-n took curs
for u BlKhlsiclin; trip around the
city and Island. The botanical Rur-
Iriis are not ho beautiriil as ,Jlm
ones seen at' Halavia. We Htopped
at it laixe rubber factory and saw
the prncem froin. lhe tune the milk
omes from the iret'H unlit the rub
ber is packed for shipment tit Am-
rlca. Here we fti'ic tri'ab'd to
fresh pineapple.
Our rlsr wiih followed by an ex-
hlhllloii by native juggleri
ch - i ret,",,. ,ltmc'S and other
sna ke
on the
LN THE SPRING A DONKEY'S FANCY
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To 'T FAwi 4-
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lawn at the. Raffles hotel. These
natives are advertised to the world
as the greatest performers
.on
earth, but we have seen better ex
nimiious in America..
. . . Paid Posto'te ' ' .
Sunday' morning I hired a rick-
Shaw and made . a special trip to
the geaeral postnrrice to get two
letters tlmt .h;;d been nlallod from
hoinn with a two-rent stamp on.
This cost' me two dollars In Shiga-
pore. money, nr , one . dollar und
twenty cents In gold. Ilather ex-
pensive.' - : . t -
. --',::.
.HsMiiw anil many an', gelling cross
and craiikv. II. Is a Inn-,! l,o,,,-l, i
handle and the ciiilse 'iniinag,'- I
men! has no end ut ' Brief rroni.cliiv.i.
(olny. .Many or the nusseficers
are sick and;it vM be ; womler ir
iooih, similloov ni ,l..,.,.i,,
UVery nallolialily on earlh Is
seep nt Singapore,' (here being
sonU'l hlng like two hundred 'and
twenty different languages spok
en. - Buys .Meim-jcrlc . ; j
(Hie of the passenKeis bought an
elephant, two lions, two fleers,
t wo- leopards and two baboons .
here, hired a. native keeper und ar
ranged to have llieui shipped
home on the next freight steamer.
Hi' broiiKhl one of the baboons
along pn the ship and our menu-1
gerie on board Is growing. About
twenty more birds and monkeys
were brought on board here.
At noon we sail away through
lhe Malacca straights on our way
to Calcutta, India. , , '
(To Ite Continued)
! THE OPEN
COURT
fOllltKHI'ONDKNTS MOST
KI1HMIT TO KIR KAMK8TO"
VHU. KDITOR IP THEY DE
SIRE liETTEHS PR1NTUU.
I'I'HI.IO TKXTIIOOKS
To the Editor:
A small pumphlet on Public
Textbooks hu been sent to me by
the Legislative ('oniiultlee of the
Oregon Parenl-Tetieher assochitlon.
Here are some of the nrgumenls In
favor of public textbooks uu given
in this pamphlet:
I. Forly-flve states now linvc
some textbook law. The Oregon
law provides for the loaning of
j textbooks to poor children when a
nuijoriij- vote or the , iitsirict u
given In favor of such action.. How
many parents who are unablu to
buy books ure 'willing to becomo a
ptihlic gazing si oek? 1'ortlaud spent
tfiooo last ycur fpr books for poor
children, yet many are out . of
school now bucsuse they have not
the necessary school books,
2. Where, public textbooks urn
used an immediate effect shows in
creased attendance and less li-u-ancy.
The boy who droits out of
school lo help the younger children
is the boy whom the stale should
eneouragt with all help possible.
3. I'lider the present system, on
the first dny of school, the children
receive hook1 lists. Few children
return to school on the second day'd".v machinery noes uie i".
with a complete set of books, some "lerly done by the common laborer,
not for two weeks and even longer. The apprentice is no longer known
The teacher must mark time until I" Industry. The boy must start
the'puplls are reudv to begin ac-jwlth a. trained mind which only
tuill work. 'A loss of lli'y taxpayer's the formal education in , prepnrn-
mnnee-wiillin.r fhr .,11 tonr r,M,.le lion for a definite position 111 ln-
4. Public textbooks eiiuallze the
burden. ' The parent who own the
small homes hay the largest per-
centnge of taxes, rear Hie children
who attend the nubile schools, hear
the' burden of the state now and
l contribute to. Its future. .
r i.'.Piibllsllbran,lend books to
! ppbitotHnyunsupervlsedfrom
a .(icaltll standpoint, the liooks go
'nt' "o"'a of nil character, and
jet no cpldcmlcs'iue spread through
the public libraries. All second-
hand books distributed through the!
stores have not been cleaned or
fumigated,, yet no epidemics de -
velou from t'liem. Public textbooks
B01110 states are cleaned and
fiiinliriited whenevci'.i xelmliL-es nro
being made. 1
j I). On the first day of school
',lt,,'' t'""'1 w,n "'reive a clean
l,ook to '"" ln M possession
" ,on" 118 '"' ,,H,'S " " vvvry
'h"'1 11 hook' 11,0 '"'nding of
"u"n W,M "nm'cessury. and no
l'""". POssliil- spreau an liilee
ttun. Jl.owcvtT, imr'iil rim buy the
books ut 'cost from this school
hoiutl. If they wish. This provision
,ji)oiU' should Ik1 n ci' any ohJ'cttons
Nonff this line.
' ' Iu wheri piil.lic lext-
11S irc used, supirlntendentR
"lid principals testily Unit children
care .for public books better than
''or their own. ' observe for yoi'ir--
,'! tllut children' lake hotter cure
or library books than' they do or
heir own school books,
' No one can tell at present
' he' cost ot putlliig' tlle s-steiu lnto
operation. 'I'he'presenl textliooks
will not 'be thrown away, bid will
eontlniie lo be used. The state of
Washington hits a recent budget of
" average cost per pupil or
$l.;t:i'yi How many school hooks
could you buy In Oregon for
$l.H:t? What does u grade school
child pay In your district for books
and supplies during the school
year?
!i. It Is estimated that it will
cosl lhe slate $7 fill, (MM) for the llrsl
year, and I he cost for succeeding
ears would lie but a small part
A Uniform
Service
salV and helprnt, designe.)
to meet every, banking i--quirpiuenl
of business people
and individuals Is offered bv
this bank.
;Your ( 'hi-eUlng '
invited. 3H wai'Ss'
UnkfnKC )l . ; -.
Account'
La Grande
National
Bank
Bound - Reliable Progeulva
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Karnak
THE NEW
TONIC .
Let us supply you.
Red Cross
Drug Store
I K A YSER, JpHOEN IX, LA FRANCE '
World Rcnouned Hosiery
All the popular costume shades. . ' ; ,
, . $1.00 to $2.95 Pr. . . ; -
N. K. West & Co. Inc.
La Grande's Leading Store For 25 Years ... .
of that amount. To raise $750,000.
In one year will reunite " levy of
nnt innni than a OUCUlill tax. .'l'hls
I im.an8 ,lat on a piece of property
i.,, ai ,,, lh0 tax would
., P,.,..,i lllat jollur.
JH- At liml,.nt the average lexl-
book UHUd 0,- two years In
, . Umt ll00k w,.,,. ,.ft in
the school house, It would continue
in use for at least six years with
out being worn out.
"Ad a citizen, what Is your Ideal
toward the stall punish the par
ents or train the children for future
cilizenship? You are now educat
ing the children of your neighbor
when you lux yourself to provide
thb public schools, to puy the
teachers, mill to enforce the law
requiring the parents to send the
children to school.
"Present day circumslanee.s ure
entirely different from those which
obtained only a few years ago. To-
duslry can give him. The biggest
problem In our Industrial We, to-,
' day. Is placing the niuil who has
V been the common luborer, who linn
, reached middle life, who has no
.place In Industry beeuuse work that
jejin be done liy common laborers
has .almost entirely disappeared.
Kxcavuting work, formerly done by
" ''" j
now done In a miction or t he limn
n"d oost. by a machine, mauugod
by one skilled man.
"1"" l"vo helped to build the
'. progress mm nuiKcs lint iraineci j
' mlln necessary: you must continue j
the work of progress by training.
tlu' "1U". or ollr '"bor innrket will
oon be full of llle victims of our
progress,
"Are you satisfied with the pr
Voile 36 inches Wide
50c Yard
PAMICO CLOTH, 36-inch and fast. color 43c Vd."
COLORED LINEN, SO-inch.'good quality..$1.00. .YV.
: Norton's Kiddy Shop
For home n without cl"trkitv.
tltr Maytanis pvaiblile with
tn-built gatoline motor..
t&e Mi
YOU'LL never know how clean clothes
can.be washed how easily and quickly
they can be done. Big tubfuls in 3 to
7 minutes 50 pounds (dry weight) in an.
hour. ', '
Every piece spotlessly clean regardless of
its weight its texture. '
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Try the Maytag next week cn that big- '
hard wash. No expense no obligation.
Phone any Maytag dealer. . If it doesn't sell
itself, don't keep it. j .
Deferred Payments you'll never mist
Mamma
Minimum
Cll on of tht authoriud Maytag dhn U,fa4 i! u j
Tlio Maylag Shop '
With OREGON HARDWARE & IMPLEMENT CO.'
PHONE . MAIN (3 - , ; ,
eut textbook system which' sends
$ I km. ooo of somebody's money jou
of the slate of Oregon every !earr
.. .. . ( E. A. HAVRE, '
County School Superintendent.
HOW ION til'.TS IIOL'GH. , (
ATLANTA, fJll.r--Tlm lloweil," as
fight (fans know him, hut Chart ,
llnweii, uecoiillng to Ills blrtll cer.
liflcate, does' not ulwuys confine
his ristle abilities to the squared
circle. This Airs. . Hnwcn ulleges
in a petition for divorce.' he
declines to be ji "sparring, part
ner." k '
liJUJ..,
SanieTrice
for over 35 years
USE LESS THAN OP " i'r
HIGHER PRICED D RANDS
( Why Pay )
War Prices?
THE GOVERNMF.NT ijsm .
MILLIONS OF POUNDS, r 'f'
Outstanding
Maytaft FcmtotM!'
1 -Washes fister. !
2 Washes cleaner. '
3 Largest hourlv ;
capacity... Tuo
holds 21 gilt.
4 Most compact .t
washer made?
takesfloorspacS
only 25 inches)
square. '
B Cast iilummiirt
tub can't
warp, rot,sel '
, spjit or corrode.
6 Easily adjusted
, to your height.
7 Clothes can be
put in or taken
out with the - (
washerrunrting.
8 Tub cleans it- ;
seiL1 ;
9 A 1 1 metil
i wringer. Self'
adjusting. In-
v stant tension '-'
release. - i
RVasher
1 aasBrfl
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