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An Independent Ncwapapcr
. FKANK B. AI'PLEBT
Editor and Publlalior
BARVEY P. MATTHEWS
. HuMinciui Munager
Published evenings, except Sunday, at 1410 Adams Avenue,
La Orande, Oregon. The Observer-Star publlHhed every Friday.
.5 Entered at the Postofflce at La Grande, Oregon, us Second
lann Mull Mutter under act of March 2, 1879.
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( THE MORNING WATCH ( Lord, in the inornllijf shall thou
hear my voice; in the inurniiiK will I order my prajcr until thee,
und will keep watch, i'sulm 5:3.
EGGS MOVING UP;
BUTTER STEADY
MARKET NEWS OF THE DAY
Sharp Advance in Port
land Is Result of Trad
ing on Exchange
' CHICAGO CHAIN
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PORTLAXD WHEAT
PORTLAND, Ore, Mar. 30 (AI')i
PORTLAND. Ore.. Mar. 80 (AI")
The price of eggs In all formal
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.M,n.....i t,..i..u .... ...i nr t..i iwnnc
Ing on the Portland dairy
change. Current rucelpts are up
3 cents to 2'i cents a dozen, while
other grades are all one cent
higher.
Retail eggs uro selling for rrom
.28 to 30 cents for stundards unj
selects, while medium grades are
selling front two to three cents
lower today.
Mutter prices are holding gen
cinlly steady toduy with local vis
ible storage reserves practically
depleted. A half cent drop in the
price of cube firsts is the only
change resulting from trading on
the exchange.
Potatoes are bringing slightly
higher prices from buyers in tills
week's early trade, a result partly
duo at least to a general dwind
ling out of good grades left in
the bunds of growers. Demand is
good. Buyers are ', paying, from
11.50 to l.76 f. o..b. Portland, for
goon lots. A rew deals at slight
ly higher prices nre reported hut
not confirmed to 'be. going 'Quota
tions. California buyvrsa'ro ac
tive. , - , . . .. -. ' . .'
Wheat BHI1 hard white, $1.33;
hard white bluestcm, baart, $1.33;
federation, sort white.
northern upri;.
I hard Winter. Si. 30: western re, I
'Ui.zs.
Today's cur receipts Whcut, 11;
barley, J; flour, 7; corn, 3; oats.
2; hay, 7.
I.IVKKPOOIj wheat
LIVERPOOL, Mar. 30 AP).-
CIIICACO CASH
CHICAGO, Mar. 00 AP) Cash:
Wheat No. 1, $ 1.33 m No. i
hurtl. $1.34 Vj.
Corn No. 4 mixed, 05f Ct. Vic;
No.. 4 yellow, G5'uG6Uc.
Outs No. 2 white, 47c; No. 3
white. 4241-0 44 ',4c.
Rye not quoted.
Hurley 051JS2C.
Timothy seed $4.50 ', 6.;.'..
Clover seed $2'J.264t 30.00.'-
I.ard $12.32.
Ribs $10.00.
JJclll $16.60.
A returned American says the Chinese Nationalist sol
.diefs are marching to the tune of "John Brown's Body" and
'"Yankee Doodle." No wonder they arrive.
: Developments In ,
Stock Exchange !
Are Unfavorable
rlf the Soviet government is so good at managing other
I countries China and Mexico, for instances as some observ-
ersjsay, we snouia ininK it nngnt do a little bit better with
Russia.
Wheat Fluctuates :.
But Closes Lower
Close: Wheat, H to ?d hlgh-i:
March 10s, loftd: Muy His. 3. I:
western July los. 2d: Oct. 9s, Jlftd.
$1.31;
PORTLAND PltODl't'i: I
I'OHTLAND, Ore.. Mur. 311 t.f),
Wholesale prices: Butter g( ne--ully
steady: firsts down Ic: extra,
i-lili-, city, 41 standard, 4 lc; '
prime firsts, 41c; firsts, 4oc; prints1
4Gc; cartons, 47c. I
Bids to farmer: j
Milk steady. - Best c li u r n i n c
crenni, 42c In valley; delivt-e I '
Portland, 45c per pound. Huu-j
milk (4 per cent), $2.46 cwl. f.o.b. ;
Portland.
Eggs iiigher; three higher grades !
up lc: current receipts, 23c; eggs, t
fresh standard extras, 26c; fresh '
standard firsts, 23c; fresli tiled-1
lums, 20c: current receipts. 22:.
Poultry steady: heavy hens. 25 1
til 9r., lltrl 'Slf.. VI... -....I '
j nominal; broilers, 30fft3tc; Pekin '
white ducks, 20c: colored, nomlii.
I til: turkeys, live, nominal; drevsed,
j 37e.
I Onions steady;, local, $5.00 ff
Onions
5.60.
I ;, Polutocs
! suck.
steady, $l.4ti(ii . Co
' CHICAOO.- Mur. 30 ( AP) Hturt- I
Ing ' unchanged to c, advanc;, '
Chicago,' wheat fluctuated within'
nujrrow ; limits, Corn, oats and
provisions - were also firm, coin
opening at c off to hie up. and
silliseiiucntly showing some rlje
ul'l; around. ' .
; Wheat closed easy, to Tic net
loir: corn to S off;
oats ' K to c down und nrovl-
slohs unchanged to a setback of
36c. .
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NEW YORK, Mur. 30 (AP);
Kvaporated apples steady; prunes
steady: apricots steady; peaches
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Heavy selling of oils and low
priced motor shares busd on.'.un-l
ravorabli developments in: those!
Issues unsettled today's stock luur
ket. While a number of stocks
continued to move against tho
general trend, there was a notlcii-
alile slackening of the strong dc-
mund for tnvestincnt' shares,' maiiy ..Cucumbers made their uppeur-
nf which established new high rec-' mice on local retail counters ear-
COVE PERSONALS
Cucumbers Arrive:
Spud Price Lower1
Senator Borah, it seems, has not accepted the raise
pay of senators voted a couple of years ago. lie turned back! ,'1" ""'llor ln .. " iy; yits week, selling at 25 cents
H,' ,!j;i;.,,,l cor An :.,4 n. 4 . ,,. , ,. . , . The lliiuldatlon of the oils w:i ouch. Sweet potatoes nre now
111c iiuuttioiiai ipouu into me tieasury on tne ground that Ins inspired imgeiy by the omission: iist;.inat th rec jioundH for -5 rcir.s
Constituents elected him at $7500, and he OUffht not to take'of 'HvhU-iulH on the run-American una.hultcr Is 45 nnd y6 centH.
?10,000 until after he has been elected again. Whatever one' ?". "..irir-t-,
may think of Mr. Borah along other lines, this is certainly 'd the disappointing. sales of some
a decent and honest thing to do, though it will hardly be ques-l-.eoTtherece'm":
tioned that the senator has; earned the extra pay, and the ger rumors. Dodge lirothers i.--
country pays little enough at best to its public servants. Con-I"'"'" to new lo"' luv"'"'
rr.. , . , ... , . ... for the year. : I
. Kre"lllll lUtlter VI Virginia IlllS aiSO leiUSed 10 accept tliel The weekly steel trade reviews.
raise this term. Possiblv thnt-p nrn n few ninnm n..t 1 ,,,., 1 were mixed In character.
. - . Iron Trude Review expressed
to fame.
fr i PRAYER FOR TEACH BK'S ,
Illy lllen I'Ysnk, prostdnnt of Wlscunsln Pniversliv)
O IK'fcfskiiiirsHU in ).emiis, wJare t'jest litit IHumlit'ers'in
tills goilllko business of teuchlng.
our snoiiciilillligs hum mi. us, for we are not alone In Having the
I.A (.I-.A.M): WHOLESALE
MARKETS
Pnullrv (Uve welglil).
Heavy .'hens 22c lb.
Light hens 144 lGc lb.
Stags Sc ll.
' Muur. c
Hard Federation (hard wheut)
rhe: $7.80 bbi.
tlio- Soft wheut $7.40 bbi. ,
COVE. (Special) .Mrs. E. Coud
has resumed her work as com
mercial teacher in the high school
; here after being absent for about a
ween Because of Illness.
Mrs. Nellie Murten. who hus
chargo of the telephono exchange
here Is moving to her residence in
the south of town. She will con
tinue to havo charge of the office
for a period during the day how
ever. Mis. Cora Bloom will occupy
the house vacuted by Mrs. .Murten
nnd win take churgu of tho night
leiepnone service.
Mr. und .Mrs. Keith McCool will
; move to the Hloom home soon. Ho
Is forest ranger stationed here. Ke
, and his usslstnnt, Oscar Rollins
"ave oeen putting up new tele
phone line for the forest service
opinion that, a period of declinll'g'i
production was nt hand while the , LA filtANUE RETAIL
iron Age pointed out tl ut there t
were no signs of a subsidence ln
Ither demand or production.
Freight car' loadings In the .week i'
iiiiileil,'Mirrch -4 t)i crossed - tlnv mil
lion murk fur the second consecu
tive week, with tho inereuso. over
penalty for them; they have a sorry immortality In the maimed minds'11"' preceding week, due almoiit
of those whom c, in our blundcrings, mislead
Wo have been content to be merchants of dead yesterdays, when
wo should have been guides into-tinhorn tomorrows. '
Wo have put conformity to old customs above curiosity about new
ideas.
We have thought mine about our subject than about our object.
We have been peddlers of petty accuracies, when wo should have
been priests and prophets of abundant living.
We have schooled our students to be clever competitors in the world
las It Is, when wo should have been helping them to become creative
icouperutors In the making of the world as It Is to he.
Wo have regarded our schools as training camps for an existing so
ciety to the exclusion of making them wiii'liing-modcls of mi evolvlug
soelety. ,' . !
i Wo have counted knowledge more precious than wisdom. I
We have tried to leach our students what to think Instead of how
to tntnK.
We have thought It our business to furnish the minds of our stu
dents, when we shnulil have been laboring to free their minds,
j And we confess that we have fallen Into these sins of the schoolroom
because It has been the easiest way. It lias been easier to tell our sltl
illits about motionless past that we can learn once for all than to Join
wlllr them ln trying to understand the moving present that must be
sluiljcd afresh each morning.
; From these sins of sloth may we be freed.
May we realise that it is Important to know the past only that we
may live wisely In the present.
llel. us to be more Interested In stimulating the builders of modern
cathedrals than In retailing to students the glories of ancient temples.
tllve us lo se that a student's memory should be a tool as well as
u Ireasurc-chesU I
l.elp lis to say "dn" oftener than we say "don't."
.May wo so iiivaken Interest thai discipline will be less necessary.
Ijelp us to realize that. In the deepest sense, we cannot teach any
body anything: that the best we can do Is to help them to learn for
IhrotHclvcH.
tyive us fi i the blight of specialism ; glee us reverence for our
materials, that we may master the tacts or our particular Holds, but help
lis to see that all facts are dead until they are reluted to the rest of
knowledge and to the rest of lire.
, May we know how to "relate the coal scuttle to the universe."
, Vlelp us to see that education Is. urter nil, but the adventure of try
lug to make ourselves at home In the modern world.
May we be shepherds of itie spirit as well as masters of the iiilml.
(live us. O Lord of Learners, u sense or the dlxlnlty of our under
laklnu. . The foregoing "prayer lor teachers" is worthy of study.
It gives expression to the modern teaching creed that is be
coming recognized more and more as the only real funda
mental in education. President Hall, of our own state uni
versity, outlined that fundamental forcefully when he visited
here last fall. It is being looked upon by intelligent teach
ers everywhere as holding the only solution for safeguarding
our youth and their future by educational processes. It bodes
well for our .school ideals of the future.
entirely to the movement of mis
cellaneous freight. , '
Further itcoumulutlon of Iid-i.
ware and Hudson wus accompan
ied by unconfirmed rumors or -mm
early announcement or u ptuu fori
Ibe segregation of treasury assets. I
Western Murylund and Eric issues
ulso received strong support. j
The closing wus irregular; buy
ing of merger railroads Includlm; '
Western Murylund which rose 5
points und Wheeling, nnd Luke.
Eiic 6 und caused a demand for
other low priced railroads. Most
of the Industrials, however, con
tinued to luse ground. Commer
cial Solvents "II" extended IIS lo,s
to In points. Total sales approxi
mated 2.100,000 sllures.
lb.
Is Your Home An Oasis?
The homo without a telephone is like an oasis
in the desert you must travel to pet there, and
no matter how beautiful it is within the gate,
it is more or less isolated.
Don't Ee Without A Telephone.
Home Independent
Telephone Company
ClIICAOO, .Mar. 3u (AC 1. H.
Ih-purtint'iit of Agrli-ultun).
IIokh I s.nmi; hIow: HirM host
Kiiitially In to I6u lower limn
i ui'fmiiy a nvt'iuee; u u I c In1 r i
strutty; mostly lo tnnlrrs unu" ulif p
peis: big puckcia talking lower;
parking how 8 around luc lower;
plKH HharhiK I It'll t Uok (Jri-llnr;
top, J 1 1.G5 pulii Tor -strictly chotc
lit to I tio pound weight.
1'utlU' !).tiin: killing rinses
steady to stronir; Mtoekei a und
feederH Hearer, Hli-ady: vealora
to jiie. lower: lower grades of fv I
KleeiH und In-between guides ycir
lingH uneven; hIow; no Mrletly
ehuleo Httetrt offered; aetlvo 0'
mund for nil grude.s Neuling ovur
13"U pounda; bent $13.25; numer
ous load n ll,6iiil( L'.MI; bulk.
?:t.:iU( 1 1.7 5: niusily J'.i.ourn lu.Mi
on light veulers: shippers, $ 13.UU
"M U.no; tuo.stly $13. tin.
Uneep U'.ooa; rut lambs open
ing very alow; few sales to puek
eiH mound steady: choice medium
weight IuhiIis to yard traders cur
ly strong to -3c higher, upwui 1
to 1 7. tut; tarty bulk wooled
lam Its. $tti.004i IB. 76; few good
heavy Iambs $lu.754i 16.uu; choice
13 pound Iambs held above JIG, :;.";
clipped lumbs. $M.504i 15.35;
choice handy weight held upwur.
in $I5.5u; sheep scurcc, noinlnnl'y
strong; feeding and sheurlng In m lis
in tight supply; market unchang
ed; medium to good finishing
lambs 1 1.16 1j 15. So.
Tnlry
HuttiM, creamery 4fi f? 95c.
IHitfier, creuiniMy4Hiii 1,or(,rt -iOggH
L'5c do.; '2 for 45c. ,j '..
Honey, comb afc lb. 11
Vcgtitiil)lc.s. ; ,
N' w pot a t oca " fn lb. "
String bcuiiM 3ttc lb.
i'ottitoes a lbs.. H5o,
tTuullflowcr I6ft 2c.
Olery hearts ZTic.
. fvyet potaloea 3 lbs. for
TurnipH (ic ih
Hptimch 3 lbs. for 25c.
rcrrols 4c lb.
Parsley lc bunch.
C.ihbuge Gc Ih.
AspHiitgtis 33c lb.
Wulln Wul lu onions ic li.
(t recti peppers 3c lb.
I.'Mture lOfirific hea'd.
f 'alifornlu t imialucs J5c
rnifmlps 4v. lb.
fclory 2 for 35c.
Cucumbers- '5u each.
Hunch cairots 10c
Hlltiell heclH 1 for L'5c.
Hunch turnips --2 for 25c.
fJroen onions 2 bunches 15c
Itadl.slies 2 hnnchls 1 c.
Khuhurb 2c lb.
Apples- 6c lb.
ItunauuH I 5e lb.
Lemons 4'tc lb.
Oranges 561 76c dn.
Orunc fruit 3 rr 2Jo; 2 for 35c
Sugnr.
(ane augur $ti.HN'' 7.25. "
Mom-. . " v
Soft wheat $K.2U bbi. J
Ihird federation-JS.20 bid.
Poultry
Chickens 26tr32c lb.
MoaM ami I'lslt.
Heef bull tOAl I2VjC lb.
Chops und ateaks 25c Ih.
Balniott (strictly fresh) 3 to lb.
Halibut 3&c lb.
Clams luc lb.
Crubs 35j?4uc ih.
during the pust week.
Mewart French, who bus been j
homo for tho past two weeks, re-'
ttiiitd to Walla Walla Sunday to!
. resnmo ms studies ut Whitman i
.MAItKlirrH.coI,efi-
-Mrs. Lou 1'ayne spent the first
few days of last week in La Grando
a guest at the homo of Mr. und
Mrs. j. re. Stearns.
$errll, Conlcy. canio homo from
Whitman college for the spring va
cation.
A baby daughter. Alice May. was
born to .Mr. and Mrs. J. 11. Welmer
j Sunday. March 27. Both mother
I and baby are doing nicely,
j Severah from Covo attended tho
j I'omonu grange meeting at Elgin
Saturday. Among them were Mr.
and .Mrs. John Collins, it. Severs,
Mr. a in) Mrs. Nathan laron. Mr.
nnd Mrs. Kntpli Hunt, Milton Hunt,
Mrs. Lydhi M. LanU. Mrs. lioy
Itaker und Mrs. Lynn Chadwlck.
A number of Cove people went
lo l.'nlon Sunday to hear the O. A.
c. cadet band. Some of them were
Mr. und Mrs. T. C Hefty. Mrs.
l.ydia M. Uinta. I.. G. Lixnlx, Mr.
(iasoliiiu
Gasoline, regulur. retail. 22c.
Win. I Vim --A iN-iit -A ;ihmI l:ir
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poi iritY
SAN KIIANCKSCO. Mur. SO
P. 3. Hunuu Agricultural
nomlcs) II rollers: Leghorn
1 I l-s.. 2dm 2M lb.
Young roosters und pullets; 4
lbs.. 4 I 4 2c per lb,
Leghorn hens; 3S lbs.. 26i2Tc
lb.; over 3 lbs., 27ti2Sc lb.
POKI I.AM i:sTl K
PoltTLANI. Ore., Mar. 3U (AP)
Cuttle steady to slow: no re
ceipts. -
limn sb udy to slow : receipts,
UH direct.
Sheep .steady: receipts. 251.
iiprn;mT
SAN KHANOISCO. Mar. 3u (AP)
lUUleiLU f.o.b. Siiu i'muclavo,
4i,40.
minutM-"",. oWJJv
for best results
in your baking;
Same Price
for over 35 years
25 ranees lor 25
WHY PAY
WAR PRICES?
Guaranteed Pure
LA GRANDE
NATIONAL
BANK
Capital and Surplus
$250,000.00 '
Established 1SS7
Sound
Progressive
Reliable
New Draperies, New Home Furnishings
'li
Colonial
- DRAPERY FABRICS
THOUGH the winds may ride roughshod over the garden's
first offering, these blustery days are the ideal time for plan
ning and making new draperies and hangings you will need for
Spring. Keep in mind our Colonial Decorative Cretonnes they
are smart and the quality is of the best. Or there are the novel
Chintz and Damasks, so practical and cheerful for this season.
Come in and see them soon; there is far more value in each one
of these fabrics than their moderate price suggests.
Cretonnes 35c to $1.50 yd.
Damasks $1.00 to $4.50 yd.
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Dainty Ruffled Curtains
With Colored Valences to Match
Dotted Marquisette in white and colors of blue,
yellow and rose, all 2Y yards long, so cheery for
breakfast nook or bed room; come complete with
pani"!1!!1!: ; $1.00 $2.50
Plain Marquisette with colored figured valences,
ruff lesi and tiebacks in colors, of pink and ecruY.
These are dainty patterns, cut 2' yards in
JSf; : $2.65 $3.50
Panel Curtains of Lace
In Shades of Ecru
Panel curtains of Marquisette in both cotton and
silk materials with rich brocading and fringor!
ends. These are 2'o-yard lengths and very ef
fectively priced.
$1.50 to $9.50 each
4..i??!'
Lace Curtains in New
and Oriyinal Designs
Our large and varied assortment of lace, cur
tains offers you everything that is new in design
and materials. Filet Net, Lustre-Lace, Lustre
Marquisette are a few of the new materials in
fringed and hemmed curtains.
$2.50 to $6.00 pair
Valences
iii-aily-iimiif ruffled vnl-i-mrs
in rolors of pi it'll uli-i
roa'. Iy the yunl. Tills is :i
m Tll-maili Inexpensive val-t-iict,
at, a yard
45c yd.
Curtain Rods
Complete stock of single,
double and triple lieavy
biomee rods w 1 t h brackets
and nulls complete; also ex
tensions up to 104 inches.
20c to 75c ea.
Fringes
Nllk unci rottim fiingra in
plain ami i-onli-asting t-ulurs
and In si-vi-ral widths up lu
2 inchi's. Th-ai' arp fringes
of I'xrpptinnai nualltli-s..
15c to 45c yd.
N. K. West & Co., Inc.
fja Grande's Leading Store
for Over 25 Years
and Mrs. C A. Smith. Claire Smith.
Mr. and Mm IC. J. Stncklund, Mr.
nnd Mrs. Chris Stacklnnd. Miss
Heat rice Wurdell nnd Albert
Conklin. ,
Mrs. L. It. Carter, of Vadium
Springs, came down Saturday to
attend the party ut tho homo of
Miss Vina Conley.
Mrs. Kay (ioodnniiKh nnd Ms. j
Oiirrlty, of 1 Onmde, spent the
week end ut the homo of Air. nnd ;
Mrs, J. J. Conley here. )
Mrs. J. V. Iloatson Jr.. who has
Im'cii seriously III at the tirando
ttondo hospital, la reported to bo (
improving.
K. It. Conklin, of Ontario, was aj
visitor here Friday and Saturday. I
Mr. nnd Mrs. Kred Iters, Miss
lorl Neptune, blisses Kva Wll-!
uititU and Vcrua Wolmer and b'to-!
well Welmer spent Sunday at lta- , Kastern Oregon. ' The mission w!P
dlum Springs. continue all this week.
An Kpiscop;i1 mission was open- ' Professor K. K. Coad who hns
ed nt tho Acension chmf h here btn principal of the school hero
Sunday evening by the Venerable for the past two years will go to
Sydney W. Creasey, Archdeacon of Idaho In tho full.
SWEATERS
Age 1 to 2 ;.
Age ? to 6 ; 49
Age 6 to 16 .!$r.4sT To S2!0S
Shoes at $1.00 and $1.98 - -
NORTON'S KIDDY SHOP
Ucltcr Merchandise Iower Prices