Friday; January 21, 1927. -
l'Hffo Tour
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
(Incorporated)
An tedependent Nemnapar
FRANK B. APPLEBX..
..Editor od PublUher
HARVET F. MATTHEWS..,
. .....Uualneaa Manager
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A IIUHAT I'KTITlf IN "Now llioiefciie.
f liesoeeli thee, hiivo UH, . , . tlint all the
earth npiy Itimw that Ihoii art the .ml (imt,
i KIiik'h lS:lii.
Lord our (tofl,
kiilutloniM of the
even thou only."
WALLOWA BANKS 'Crack Cavalry ;
nrrTAccircDC Outfit Best In
ELLLI VrriLLIXd Am.Hi.on A.m.,
1
W. R. Holmes Made Pres
ident Shortly Before
His Death
KNTKKIMtlHK, Or-.. Jan. 31
The llflltll Of W. It, MotllK-H t-UIIH
a few iluyti uftcr his rceleetion as
president of the Wiilluwa N'litlonal
i bank, ul I ho unnual in eel inn: of
stockholders and directors. The
vacancy I tins created will not ho
1 filled immediately, It ltt expected.
II in not necessary iih t ho hoard Ih
organized la l unci ton efficiently
and thi'i'o la u desire lo pay respert
In thf memory of Holmes.
All hatiKH In t can nty held
their aim ml meetings last wink,
except the First Hank of Joseph,
when the meeting wan udjounied
owitiir lo I he olmcnce of one of
tho tllrecinrH mill large sharehold
ers. National hanks met last
Tuesday and fl'ate hank on
Thursday. No new n units appear
ln( llie official Mats uf the five
hanks which held meetings, the
result helntr as follows:
Wnllima ntionul I lank
Directors: W. It. Holmes, V
V A H H I NOTO S, Jan. 21 CAP)
Troop K, Third Cavalry, stationed
at Kurt Myer, Va.. and command
ed hy ruptaln Jess (1. lloykln, is,
for tho current year at .past, the
crack mounted outfit of Die 1 -lilted
.Slates army.
Jn recoKnillon of its proficiency
In all phutteH of cavalry hervtco.
determined through a series of
practical tests; It has heen given
tho first award of a trophy don
ated hy J.. K. Uoodrlch of Miami,
Ma.
This trophy, now being finished
In Jtaly by A. i 'Minster Proctor,
prominent American sculptor of
animals, will symbolize I he ser
vice lu tho bronze figures of il
rider and borne and will bo
mounted on a pedestal carrying
plates on which tin; designation
of wlnniiitr troops will be enjrravcd
each year.
To win, Troop I bad to rule
hlKh In nioblllly, fire power, shock
malleoli vers and Keneral routine
administrative efficiency. Tho con-
test was open to all cavalry of tho
regular army, wherever It was
I''. ' pus.silde for snuadron or regimental
and A. .M. i'nee. Tho officers are ;
It. Holmes, president; (1. H.
i'raljf and J. I. Dobbin, vieo-presl-ib-nls;
A. M. Pace, cashier; C N.
M I Her, iiHslRlaut cashier,
I jilcrpHsc Stiitc Hank j
Directors: J. A. KttKleson. A. K. !
Parker. W. P. Wnrnock, Jay l.ewls.
. K. i 'row and W. K. Havate. Off I- !
I cei-M: J. A. KKirleHon, president; i
I K. Crow, vice-president; A. K. j
ns- ;
Craig, j. h. Dobbin, (r. H. Craljf. romnianderH, acting as elltnlna-
t Ion-con test Judges., to select full
strength truopii to represent their
outfits. No special preparation for
the contest was permitted.
After tho commanders made
their selections, letd boards won
named at each station and accom
panied tho troops during their ma
neuvers, demonstrations, of effi
ciency in action, mounted and dis
mounted, under conditions that
might he expected m In warfare;
i marksmanship, the bundling of
KliH-kfcrnnvrs V l'nriiicrs Natlmuil pistols and sabers In mounted at
Dlreetors: I-. C Johnson, Minnie tacks, and cohesion In charging.
Cr. Htevi'iis; C. T. .MeDnnlel, K, K. j The tests w-r so arranged that
Johnson, C. W. Mnrnford, K, T. f local conditions would not affect
Campion and J. l Itnvensorofl. tho rating.
orricors are: K. l- Johnson, nresl- 'i-,.rt,, ..,ini r- t
Ident; c. W. Mumford, vlco-presl- m.HS a1)1 excei,.ll(.(. uot.a (JU.,.
lent: c. T. MeDanlol. cashier; 1J. , many yt.niH- n lfi!(f, UI1 lt was
r. Cuinpion. assistant cashier commanded hy dipt. Oeorgo A.
ijiMhtc Stntr Itnnk . Dodd. It represented the cuvalrv
dors: H. U Magltl. 8. P. ) in tl!e rhlcago Horse Show, the
.M. crow. Kdgar Marvin, and I Iirst ,hm, th(. nrilIV tool( nar(. in
audi an event. Two years later,
i "I lodil's Troon" also tin rt lei itntotl
is just a matter of giving the thing u different name. What ; , N;,,rvl"; ."!,",': i 1" National no, show t
., . .,. h , . . , , , , , .('.ill fhil.l. l'H, uulKliml rushli-r. Now Vork. anil In 1 S !l 7 wus sint
I'll on Slalt llniiK
IHri'itiiis: tl. C. Clurk, W. H.
Thrift Is
Wise
One way to make life easier is to expect cold weather in I I'm-kr-r nmhii-r; v. muviir.
I ...:.,i ! rtlNHilll riiniiif'r.
tut; wjutui.
The trouble about city zoning is that a lot of citizens are
always afraid they'll be put in the frigid zone.
HEALTH INSTEAD OF WEIGHT
The Yale University Department of Health pays atten
tion to students' weight and endeavors to fatten those who
are found to be too thin
Dili
TV.!u u,,,,lo ,, llltl,, l,lf.,ul,:,l I fiow.
in a period when reducing is the faddish thing. Perhaps it' m'ukiii. iniiiint; . i
ra arc:
', Crow
S. I..
vlro-
llaki-r, Minnie A. llomll. A. I..
(Inwh. l HflciTH nri: (1. C flarK.
piiBlili nl: W. II. HakiT. vlri'-pnl-ili-nt;
A. I.. (lOMi'h. cilfihli'r.
the Yale authorities are doinir is to make students more !
healthy. Persons in genuinely good health, whether students
or not, do not need either to be reduced or fattened.
There are many persons who need to reduce, not ior the
sake of style, but for their own eood health and efficiency
and happiness. There are others who need just as much to '"ViMMv-Ti'l.'h.Ii '""1"
put on a few more pounds, the added weight being merely . o.Tmany from Karimjr" ' mm ii
part of a general improvement of health. tZitl "rT-ni' ".'.T
Regarding it then as a matter of putting on health orjaiitii'H. Majur ciivhiit r. aiiiu.
reducing,un-health, the methods employed at, Yale.are worthy i J"rV,"!Vll"oVlV.,l,,!Vl:l"i.yt? n
of outside note. Students in the nutrition classes are urged ims nut apii-nri-i lu ro iiciuhbo
to eat their meals regularly, to eat food containing the quan-! "''" '"" '"'7r- '""r
1 i t'tl'UH'e ho says, some ilrugglsts
tity of calories their systems need, to correct any physical (make boo per cent profit hooi-
defects or chronic infections, to rest before the evening nuaI,1,'KKlnf
to get adequate sleep at night and modrate oxreise. That j
ia n I'mrinin irri-iri fnllnwimr lint in miiVn nnooir fill nv tonn ' m
hut simply well.
to Knglaud for a friendly round
of drills and exhlhltlous.
BOO SHOUT NKIKTS
LISBON" (AP) I'ortugal frowns
upon the short skirl. Women who
attempt to adopt the "down lo the
knee" stylo have heen tuhjected
to popular inanifestal inns.
Two young women of good fam
ily sidling flowers and medals la
the streets, for n ehurilahlo insu
lation, wore short flimsy skirls'
which flullered in tho wind as ihey
accosted tho passers-hy. Hut tho
hoos of tho market vendors, chtef-
- ; ly women, drovo th(; girls from tho
j street.
BRITISH RED INK ,
. Deficit for nine months: $7;J2,000,OO0. Not many business
limiunc r'MiiIrl nmii'iila lunir in uiinli n uhnu'inir Hill th;il ili iho
showing ot England, according to her own ollicial report
just published, lt is the answer to the mischief-makers who
would interpret every happening as dye to a malacious Britain
of overwhelming power that seeks to swallow tip a puny and
foolish Uncle Sam. lt is now amply evident that England
has enough troubles of her own.
t What causes such a deficit? The coal strike, as much
as any recent factor. The ultimate cause, of course, is the
war. We Americans have got pretty well over the war now.
To many of us it seems like ancient history; though we are
still paying for it, and shall be for many years to conic; it
does not pinch lis greatly. Put on England and on Europe
generally the war has laid an almost crushing burden.
To the immense loss of life and property that the war
brought to both Allies and Central Powers is added, in Eng
land's case, the debt she is repaying to tho United States. Al
though in tho long run this repayment is likely to help Eng
land by improving her credit, it is for the time being almost
more than she can liear. The present deficit is likely to
strengthen the movement to have the United States grant
easier terms.
0. A. C. Report Off
Corvallis Press
OOUVALUS. ore., Jim. t. Al'l
The hli-miiitl repmt uf the Ore
gon Agricultural cntlct titmrd uf
remn(H CHino from tho pros hrre
today ns a liMt.pae volume.
Ono noclliui ef phui'n Ih ile
Vuled to a del 11 1 led report of ex
penditures of every division of the
Institution anil Ih signed hy It. r
Irvine, iroamticr of the hoard.
Ileum ding tho resolution Intro
duced lu the present hcsmIoH of the
loglidtitlirc, ile ma lid lug a dot a (led
f neenuni uf expenditures of the
J school the president's office Issued
n statement declining that a nun
; pletc fiiiiineinl sluti'inent covciin;;
i:'."i t pew tillen pages was Miltniit
;ted to tho hudi;et commission he-
fore the hlslntnre convened while
,t detailed nalury list was riled with
.tho secretary of state before the
j resolution n presented.
( I'lfteen warships are on the way
to Nti in ngua. Now if tho gov-
j erniuent w ould nvin along n
couple of Texas rangers, vo
i wouldn't lutve iiny more worry
from tlmt umrler.
,Safeltj' CbmfuifuMy Q
TRAVEL ItT MOI-OK STACB
liave
(.ranilo For .Tdkii!i e:l)n A. M. 4:00 P. M.
" " ItnkiT ami Itolxe - A. M. - :a.il". !.
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Obnnpctlon st Fi'mllrton for Walls Walls.. Pasco and
land; at 1'ortlaml all points South anil Nortb.
I Grande Depot 1'houe 7Bt
All MotUvru Cliulr Cat Stana.
Port.
COATS and
DRESSES
AT SPECIAL REDUCED TRICES
YOU CAN MAKE A WONDERFUL SAV
ING AT OUIi JANUARY
CLEAN-UP SALE
HATS, CAPS, DRESSES, COATS,
UNDERWEAR
10;; Off to Less Than 12 Price.
CHILDREN'S SHOES
All sizes, aire 3 to lo. Special at
9S '$1.49 and $1.98
!?!).()() BATHROBES, YOUR CHOICE AT
$3.00
YOUR CHOICE OE ANY HOUSE
SLIPPER
75o
LADIES' COTTON AND WOOL HOSE
To Close Out at 3 pair for
$1.00
HOYS' WOOL JERSEY SUITS
Age 2 to 7. Best grade quality, at
30't Discount
WOOL GLOVES, VALUES TO $1.95
At 75?
Buy What You Need At Our January Sale
And Save on Every Article.
NORTON'S KIDDY SHOP
Spendin
Not Miserly
Saving
The Qualities of West's Leadership Aid Your Spending Wisely
at This Store , Whether ai Clearance Prices or Any Other Sea
son of the Year.
You cannot expect to observe Thrift Week to a better
advantage than by determining- to spend more wisely in
the months to come to spend carefully, with attention
given other things than a mere price.
West's policy which has maintained outstanding
leadershipfor this store for more than a quarter century
has always been that we could best aid our customers
in the practice of thrift and saving by selling the utmost
in quality the best quality whether the item be an inex
pensive necessity or an expensive luxury.
We, and hundreds of our customers who have found in
creasing satisfaction here through the years, have found
that to buy quality is to practice thrift. Quality pays.
Good materials, skilled workmanship, expert styling,
careful attention to details these elements in merchan
dise sometimes cost slightly more than cheap, shoddy
goods. But their dollar-for-dollar value is vastly more
in proportion., ,',
And West's Quality is a synonym for Thrift because
West's is dependable, is reliable, and plays fair. You
can best practice Thrift this week and every week by
spending wisely at "La Grande's Leading Store for;
25 Years."
N. K.West & Co., Inc.
La Grande's Leading Store For 25 Yen's
.TOMORROW LAST DAY OF JANUARY CLEARANCE SALE:
Love of Horses,
Desire to See
World Aided Him
WASHINGTON. Jim. 20 (ATM
That a nativo of Iloonn county.
Kentucky. sliouLl bo a lior.se lover,
nml ul.so have a desire to travel, is
natural. Tlint his twin desires
should mnke him the jflass uf fa
shion and mould of form nmonK
the radio Hphtnttiff-jerkers of l'n
ele Sam's army, and kIvo hi in
claim to title as the "first-over-und-lasl-hat'k"
buddy of tho A. K.
K. is not so obvious.
Yet i( Wits love of horses and
the ,lesire "fi.r to Itoltold this world
so wide" I hat brought Master
Serjrent ltohert K. Willhnnson.
Signal Corps, I. S. army, to his
present job. He Is section chief
of the Washington nerve center
of the army radio net Unit strad
dles t he con u try, has feelers on
the frosty northern rim of Alaska
nnd outposts in tho sun-drenched, '
cfiiintorlal Southern Philippines,
Panama and Porto Kleo. and does
some S0 message a day in gov
ernment business.
A friend told this Kentucky
youth that tho signal corpa used
quite a passel of horses and mules
and, back in 1!U4. he set Out to
invesligate. Presently Huck Pri
vate Williamson was In a signal
ou! fit .oil Iledloe's Island. Assign
ment to a field radio detachment
sent him to the Teas bonier
where there were horses aplenty,
but where the road to two-striper
promotion lay through learning
what nil the stieeky noises being
pushed Into and pulled out. of tjto
air were about.
lly 1!H7 Corporal Williamson
had found out. He went to France
with the First Division, stuck with
it until, after the armistice, nnd
then went to Paris to help shuffle
radio and telegraph traffic at the
American embassy. He was among
the last men of the A. K. b to
come home in 1023.
Py that lime the ftignal school
at Fort Monmouth, N. J. was try
ing" to standardize army radio tech
nique. A .survey picked, Muster
Sol-gent Williamson as an almost
perfect code sender. Ills style was
ditely thumb-printed on phono
graph records which nre now the
main guide and instruction for
army radio key pounders,
j A year ngo ho, was ordered lo
the Washington railo dispatching
office.
j However far he may have wan
I dered from the horse-wrangler
dreams of his youth, he Is officially
rated as about the toppest top
I hand of the army at a radio key.
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QUALITY MERCHANDISE AT
LOWER PRICES AND
FREE DELIVERY
Little Jewel Peas, can 32r
No. 1 P. S. Shrimp, can 23p
A. & L. Owners, No. 1 can 20C
P. S. 2ijs, Hominy 17?
Bayle's Horse Radish Mustard,
jar : 15
Fancy Cut Refugee Beans
Can 23c
P. S. No. 2, Tomatoes, can......l8c
P. S. Bartlett Peai-s, can 42c
3 cans Old Dutch....... 27?
Large 'White Beans, lb. 9c
Boi-deii's, Alpine and Carnation
Kellogg's Corn Flakes, pkg 10?
Post Toasties, pkg 10?
Ghiradelli's Chocolate
1 Ih. can ... 39
Hershey Cocoa, U lb. can 18?
Maxwell House Coffee, lb 58?
Wesson Oil, quarts, each J57f
Campbell's Tomato Soup, can.,10?
Van Camp's medium Pork
and Beans ni
1Iilk .....A.5? and 10?
Pattison Bros. Grocery