Monday, .Tunc 27, 1927.
Page Four
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
Ln(8raubc i&cntng (Dbserte
a- (I iiror)oral(4l )
An InilciM'ixlciit NewHpuper
FRANK B. AI'l'LIOBY Kdflor 'and 1'ulillaher
HAKVJ2Y F. MATTllEWd .. liudne-HS Maimer
Published evenings, except Sunday, at 1416 Adams Avenue,
La Grande, Oregon. The Olwcrver-Star published every Friday.
Entered ut the Poslofflca ut l-it (Jrande., OreKon, ua Kucond
Clone Mull Matter under act of .March 2, tT,i.
OFFICIAL PAl'KR OP UNION COUNTY AND TUB
CITY OF LA OitANOU
MUMHIilt AKKOCIATKIi PltlCKH
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It published therein. All rifrhlw of republication of Hpeclal din
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reserved.
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ADVKUTIHINO UATK9
Display, foreiKn, per column Inch .4'n
Display, local, per column Inch 4Uo
, Time contract prices on application.
alf a million dollars lower than would' CALLES' DAUGHTER WEDS AMERICAN1
vein- accoidmjf lo the base in efloct
TIIH SAINT.!' ASM'KANCl-: li-.ir II
fin- lli.Te I tin uniil Im IIi'-im lh:t h-.ir hit
l;irk, iiml Mifl'.r lilllirr: lint Ih.y lh;.l .
wiinl uny immI ihin. l'.s:iliu :H:'.i, 1".
! J .!'). ',- hi :;:iilir:
III. l.,Ul1E j.,,l .Ic
I. III.' I .'.id .shall ii. 'I
new base will .still lie
have existed lor this
before the first income tax exix'i iment
Third in importance anions state measures to be voted on
tomorrow is the stale tax commis.-ion's supervision of county
tax assessments. It means approval or disapproval of the
famous "blue blank," which would practically require sub
mitting an income tax let urn to county assessors as a means
of arriving- at properly valuation's. Practically every tax
payer who lias seen the proposed blanks will vote emphatic
ally against this referred measure. It is a misrepresentation
of the legislature's intent on supervised assessments. Its
probable defeat will result in a more carefully phrased assess
ment law at the next legislative session.
Don't fail to express your conviction on these important
measures tomoiiow, liegai'dless of the press of affairs, do,
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youi OUL.V tl. a nil-' n linn l-j i.iv. .ivmmj;ii tk rjiu-
cial election without condidates to be selected for official
positions, tomoi row's vote is most vital for Oregon's welfare.
It is a vote that seiiously affects the state's taxes and fi-
nancial program. A heavy, representative vote is the only!
guarantee that the wishes ot the majority can be carried
out. Vote tomorrow.
SELF RELIANCE
URGED BY LEADER
(hint,' i
Th
Abandoned faims in the Fast are being reforested. Will
pioneers ever be needed to clear those forests again for agriculture.
I.a Crande is entering; a new eia as a city of prominence
and importance in Oregon. Voters should guard against
backward steps, gainst changes that will decrease business
like efficiency in city government. The five-commissioner
plan is ill-advised vole "NO" and keep the city moving'
lorward. j
-luitiM w.-ih ,.-Vi with an
tux ot H.STi ,fr c-.-nt ri-cunl-
:t n iiK-n-.-isr or I.TiiT.IHili In th.
inroiHi' compared with I'jJi. The
rati- I tr HUM va L'.74 jn-r ci-nl.
The tnliil not llH'onm for tin; 4.-
.. j 171. OM lux payers for J y J f, wum
Northwest Indians Nowj"1-"!
.... p . i i r New York Itoro the heavies! bur-
JJetter bqmppcu to im- ,,,. nf llliy ,,,. wUh u ,mymi.nt
ll'OVe CoddUioll !"' KaLMaT.hiM. on a taxable ln-
L Ic.inc lutal uf $4,lu:t.is:j,xx, ivnn-
tsyv;i:itu huh Hecond largest with a
ia: payment f $7:;.:i;4.:i4u, while
, IMinoi.i, Maasachus.-ttH and Miclii
i ran loilfiwcd in that order,
j Tlie i'.ir corporation tax alsu
i yielded a larger revenue, n)iou inn
) ; n inci ( ;ihc oi' $'2 SN.7M .(I fit) over
the prei edini; year. The. niiniln r
j of corporalior.s reporting totallei!
i i'rL'.:;(4. an Increase of l."i.!t4.7,
uliile Ilielr- total Income return of
I $:,!, k;;,i;s:s.i;:i7 produced a $l.l"n.
:;:,''; lux, Kstnte tax reiurnn
' nu in ler In k I 0,4 70 were levied for
j i :is.o,'i;..vtJ 0,11 u total valuation of
I l .r)0.iii;.;.:is.
i The n tnithcr of taxahlo returliH
and Income and tot;il income tax
of the, HtaleH included;
I A It' ( , S
, , ttjn
Ladies' Golf Oxford
Pure Crepe Rubber Sole
800
N. K.West&Co. Inc.
La Grande's Leading Store
for Over 25 Years
A. K. Sinythe. Kevern! frame hulhl-j
In.s In the coiisuiicilnii camp of
Uetrun and liaer on ihe John Day
jhiehwuy, were washed away. .Sev
ern I autonionnt'S wt'rt' n
flood and daiuaKcd.
I'iiciiic
I once a:
niiin. and
MINOU STAT!-: MKASl'KKS
Several nicasinx-s of minor impm tancc will be decided
tomorrow. The amendment lo permit a a plea of guilty with
out it grand juiy indictment hy an arrested ciiminal should
l)C approved in the interest of (piicker justice and less in
volved court procedme. The amendment to pel mil negroes
to vote in Oregon is merely collecting obsolete provisions
in the constitution and should cany. Tin referred measure
by which the legislature closed Nestucca Uy to commercial
fishing should be approved, as should the pioposal to increase
the pay of legislator; lo $l a day. The measures permitting
Tortland to issue bonds for a memorial armory and to con
solidate the municipal and county governments seem equally
fair and deserving of support.
The question of prohibiting state and county elective, of
ficerSfiow. rcplviutf py increase ,while..i ofl'ien i itoU in
our opinion, a business-like provision. Jt is being vigorously
opposed and will probably fail. We are also opposed to the
amendment requiring registration before election day for
all voters and prohibiting voters being sworn in on election
day. Fraudulent and illegal voting is not a seiious menace
in Oregon and the registiatiou requirement would deny many
citizens their suffrage rfcht.
Every question should receive careful attention and every
voter should express his or her conviction at the polls tomor
row. That is the only safeguard against minority government.
si -ok am: f a i
Northwest Indian, 1r-a
iin cm niv of the u hi
since his uNhjiujai ton. h a u ard.
in iisMimiiiK a .et-i--i.'Mit role us u
coiiHt'(Hci:ce of a mkiv.-iiii iiI inau
Ktirate.l hy the I:.. .Man himnelt".
I'aul d. Viip:yt. lull Mood Am
erican Indian, in the moving sjiiril
in the trariMfoi malioii.
The i rtis.de had iLs Inc. j.tlon in
the seinie of control of the North
west Indian coiilT'VM l-s the new
Keiieiation of Indians tollow Inir a
plea hy Wapalo fo; unit i d IhoiiKht
and action aiiHintr his i aei . The
coup swept him into the presiden
t y. lornn t ly hM hy a w hite man,
iiinl carried tlmmnh a set of dec
larations voicing Ihe demands oT
the younger Kenerat Inn.
Since that time Wapalo, u ho is
franlJy hriatieiil of th utoiy
hooli. liMiviUK' picture. wild west
idea of the Indian, haa been Induc
illK the tribes of the iMcttic Noith
west lo form association.-- on their
at um: r s-r :l ions for I he dis
c it ssi on oi pi o id c in s and i eachinvr
of atfi-ceiucnt as lo K'.ik'.sii-d
rented ie:l.
There has I
plainiitfr anahi
Indlars have s
ot whiti' m n. he l H'
cniHIKll efl'olt on tin
Indians to improve t h
It is his hope th;i
com
no much
ie v rolies he
d at tin- han.is
and not
, p. ul rC tie
ii n- condition,
hy l lie time
State lieturns
California 1H 1.4-10
Idaho r.,S4ii
Illinois l!4fi.!'4
New York - 4:t.l!iU
IM-eOll 'M.tiiH
I 'etinsyl vania 1 "5
W'ashlneton 4"M
State Net Incomei Net Tax
i i I i l . . . 1. 1 M.f.4:t.f7'. :t , 1 1' 7.1 1;7
Idaho . .. i;:'.!ivs.t;r,s ith,;!'.'
Illinois .. l.t;sJ.fio.7S2 i;4.7Hl.!S7
?.ew v. ..i.Hni.is:t.Ksi ?:i.if.7.s:i4
. . !!i.:t:tn.iort i.7N7.ni2
f.-nu i.;::u.s7:i.4n5 7:s.:tt; l.:t4.ri
Va."U P4.S!3.S3 2.717,102
the Milton power plant was ua
out and the town is ohtaluim,-
porarv powx-r fruin a I Jioel oi-.
Kini". The daimieo to tin j)hint as;
estimated at J..ihmi. i
W. .McKen.ie and family on
Couse tifck were forced to the up-,
per Mory of their I mil si?, from where1
i hey were rescued hy ropes. An is- (
land in the Walla Walla river near;
.Milton was flooded and ;i family j
named Chapman living oiTlt had aj
narrow escape.
Harden lands near Milton were,
flooded ami the crops (hvlroyed. j
lay creek canyon heiween Milton j
and Weston also' was flooded, with;
bridge, highway and crop damage. j J'
t'ottonwood creek canyon suffered
similar damage.
The storm seemed to sweep east
ward from the coast around th'
fringe of the nine
cloudbursts all ah,mn int? way. the
icreatest series of them ever known
her
These exclusive and first NKA
Service pictures Illustrate Ihe
marriage of Krnesta fallen,
daughter of , the president of
.Mexico, lo Thomas Arnold Hoh
inson, New Yrl busiueK . man.
Above. Ihe newlyweds after th'e
eerenmny. lUlow, the-Jmie of
Seiior Santiago Martinez, uncli
of the hrlde. in Novates, Sonera,
JU'Xieu, ihire the ceremony took
'the town not been warned by 'Will
iam Head and I'rlni WlltlamH who
encountered the torrent while Uriv-
mountalns. with nfi itllK the John Day highway to
ward Condon. Turning hack, Ihey
warned several nioiorists on the
The fury of the storm pa sod 1Mi,d. and nave an alarm in town.
on eastward before reaching Mill winch sent residents scurrying to
creek, above this city. a ml the i he hills.
Touchet river above Dayton, al-,
lhoHe.li heavy rains occurred there- Tarried Jnlii Columbia,
and some damage was done to! The pioneer Vendome hotel re
wheat In the foothill regions hy ceive.l the In-unt, if the flood, and
I'uiu. pari of the building was torn away
J and carried into the Columbia river.
I Two Kuests. Miss Kmh Harris and
Ihe net Indian ion;;';-" coimncs
in Sept.-mie r I lie v.u un-s I ribes
w ill have Kf ed on delinlie and
concrete, proposals I rr si 1 1 lenient
id' their prohlenis, lushad ol wit -II
M If hy while 1-eMplVKeulat ivrti'.oi
the Indian bureau and ollieis dis
ciiss them t roni tin- w hitc man's
point of view.
207 MILLIONAIRES
PAY INCOME TAX
DI'IUM; YEAR 192,
ARLINtiTON,
WESTOX HAVE .,
t!LOUI)Ki;RSTS
(Conlltilied froni P:
d
(Continued from I'aKe 1)
VOTE TOMOKIMtOW
In sjiite of the fact that tomorrow's is a "pneketbook
election" everylhim;' indicates a li,ht Vote, considering the
stab? as a whole. Some measures to be considered are any
thing but minor. 'Ihe decision niven them will determine :
fundamental questions of taxation, of stale policy lowaid '
taxation, and of local policy toward various improvements. I
Ea (Irande and I'nion county will show a vote relatively
larger than the rest of the stale, due to the road bond issue
and the water main bonds and five-commissioner plan. The
fate of the road bonds is doubtful hut there is an indication
that the issue will not cany. Kanners, taking the valley as'
a whole, are fairly well split, on Ihe question, and I.a (iraudej
anxious to vole as the majoilty of the outside aiea wants
since scattered ayiieullural districts are chief boosters of t he I
plan, will give an equally doubtful vote. Distinct maiket'
load portions rf the pio.ject are widely favored but the idea'
of starting a road toward Walla Walla fiom Eb.in and ofj
building to Medical 5'prinj;s from Enion has brought out ;
both the most ardent suppoiters and the most ardent op-1
polients of the bond issue.
The $l5.t)ini luiml issue for a new water main on Second;
.'treet, key mam of the city's water system; will probably bej
approved by the voteis in th" cil . and the five-commis-;
doner amendment will bo defeated, according to present in-!
dicalions. The new main is looked upon as a necessity whi'ej
the proposal lo change to five Commissionei s instead of threej
and revert to w ard l pt e-'Mit - it ion is generally coiisidei ed
as a backward step that would encouraj;e sectionalism within;
the community and deMmv gtiMniug resiionsibility. This!
measure should be th b ated by a big vole. i
The state issues have not aroused the geneivl intere.-.t!
t lie V deserve. 'Ihe income Utx, generally conceded to he
merely an additional tax hnxu ti a.- a means of putliie: tate'
finances on a cash h.isjs, ma ;;ppioved if a very light vol"
is cast. With a lepi es ut al ! e vol-, how ever, the measure is. "
expected to fail ol ai"v:d. '1 hi , will be aided by the ciow-j
ing conviction on th pai t oies. that the piesent d.-tieit'
is only a hook tlehcit and 'hat the stale can easily continue;
to operate satis far loi i' until a nud'e :y eeable financial solu-
tioii is found.
imcort.-.nt tax measme. tha! wlucli .
m' toe 1 he ,--ix per cent limitation with'
4 included if that caines, is leceiung.
" new bs ,e is extremely necesarv fori
ovei nun ut cs-ratiou. It o?-e move in i
financial .'-lability. And. if appr..-d. the'
calendar yt
upon ait's
4H.4S per
precedine
bctioll ol i;
of :i.2.s:c'
w as recoi il
t lie )iop)Mal
:i (1 per el
In l!U'I.
'Do
1-ro
nt
of I!'
.Msin
id b:
It-cre--..
I to t
hut a total ta i
,ri Ti . 1 :!, a n incre;
7:e! or of l.:t per e
led. 'Ihe piopoillon
lion nlimr I'Snins w
nt coin pa l ed w It Ii i.
'aili' m I income ol I hi
I he II. I'. I'ope store was
part and half of it wat
w ay. The farm home of
New ton it H.o a w cut down hcloie
a wall of water out of another can
yon. The family escaped.
l.nH'irk of all kinds was wash
id .iw.iy and drowned. Crain Held
were M-riou.-iy damaetd by the torrents.
ApproacliCN W'a-hcil Out
A cloudburst over Couse en
uide aiiovf Milton. flotded the
banks of the Walla Walla liver.
Undue approaches were washed out
and a number of Walla atla bush
nrs n, up t hi' river picnicking
;.hd ll-hltiK. vere loaioolied there
all niiiht. Ailoi uey Ceore Kob
ens canuht a fawn in his arms as
it was waMied ill by the flood wa-
.iii,i;tox DM(.i: ni:vv
AKI.lNCTuN. lire. June 1'7 lAI't
I'l l-fwcpl by a sadden torrent
from a cloudburst, A rll imlon s hnsi
ness and residence districts suffer
ed severe damage late yestenhiy.
Today residents bean the work of
clearing debris and repairing
wreckeil buiiditius and counting
the loss.
I 'on ri iik down niton A rll nut on '
from Alkali canyon at r.Stu o'clock
yesterday, a wail of water estimated
seven feet hlfch, turned Main street
Into a scene of havoc. A cloud
burst on Sutler flat wa-4 responsible
for Hie flood and more serious con
sequences mluht have resulted had
D. l'orrt
hut
in second si m y rooms
d away with the huild-i-re
rescued without in
jury. 1'art of the hotel remained
but was iwistetl on its foundation.
Water washed out 7"i feet of the
old Oregon Ti a il. sweni out sec
tii.ns ul' the .lohu Day highway and
wrei'ked piers of t he trail hrid.ue
over Alkali ciutyuii.
liuiidiims in Arlinuion destroyed
or badly damaned included; l-'rame
lodeinu hoine owned by C, W.
1 in rn ha in ; phnnblnu shop tiwnei)
by A. L. Huff: service 'slaiioii own
ed bv A. I!. coiii-'h; machinery
warehouse owner by A. II. CIoukIk
homes owned hy Leon Ihitcher and
PKNDl.KTON. June L'7. IAI'1
Yesterday Hie town uf Weston. 22
miles from here on t he Walla
Walta-l'endletou hluhuay. present
ed a picture of a thriving town in
the wheal belt. Today the resi
dents are making their way through
piles of mud, and debris In an at
tempt to recover property and to
determine the damage caused by a
cloudburst that swept down Dry
creek and IMne creek canyons yes
terday uhout 5 o'clock.
Vilor I'lies peeled
" Th A'all of water was unexpected
and It wsiH linnossitde to warn the
. residents of the impending ilanper.
lTh hrhlKf approm-h over Di
'creek oh Hie IVmlleton-Walla Wal
la highway wan carried away, tho
house, and barn of Newton o'liaia
swept, from their foundations, ami
other buildiiiKM in the community
j seriously damaged.
' "he floor iu the dry oiW de
parlmeat uf the 11. Ii. l'op' Mvo
collapsed when the torrent hit the
build illK and It Is believed thai most
of the stock was lost. Hardware
jsuppliefj and sportins pids In thfi
'store of Nelson II. Jones were badly
daniiiKcd wh"ii the water rushed
through the hulldinu.
' The water was over the floors in
ninny of the homes and carried
aw ay lawns, shrubs and other
property.
j Truffle over the highway was de
layed uhout two hours a nd then
routed over a tetntpnniry bridge
-approach across Dry creek.
Weston Is located In one of the
heaviest wheat producing sections
In the state hut It is believed thai
most of the crop dainaue was con
fined to the draws and canyons
leading; into the foothills.
An electrical storm accompanied
the downpour.
Meagre reports through the tele
phone office at Weston this morn
(UK indicate that the dam impound
iliU the water supply of the city
washed out this murninn from the
pressure uf the flood waters and
that a new avalanche of wafer xvaa
desceudinu on the tow n. Tho tele
phone operator said that the water
was fxpecled to spread out over
sufficient k round before reach I uk
the city to prevent a reat deal
additional (ianiaf.
fm j. Tr-7, fiv-m, --cwt
1 i . '
" t f
IMA'. X. S. IH'XCAX
liev. jiufeht antiouiices nice I -Ins
staitlnji ionium m onnr,. .i
f hup N. S, Dinuaii,
noted cxaiif;cli-t. will lum chaiyc
of scrtiifs which will Im held
.Monday, Tue-day ami WedncMlay.
New Shipment Of
INFANTS' SHOES and SLIPPERS
In soft soles and first steps, especially recom
mended by Board of Health for babies' feel
and health.
NORTON'S KIDDY SHOP
Dettcr Merchandise Lower Prices
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of tin- it. Kinily l.iinilfcr Co.. 1 ;i!u now in
a jiosit inn t'i Hiipiilv tlie i-Iic.-mi 1"p riwn c fuel.
(;ri;i:. and' dry ( n ainwood
I 'lace vor.r order imw for vour winter's fuel.
C;dl .MAIN V1
Frank Clcavincr
211 Depot St.
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I-u.. (! mmt. tnu li.n ! v.i Mi" Maicie H.injs -lio
'Most Everybody
Borrows Money At Times
The. legitimate use -of credit is the foundation of all lmsinos.-;
and finance. If you and other people did not need to borrow
money occasionally, there would he no use for our present hank.-',
Ti act ically everybody who is ambitious for themselves and
their families borrow money at times.
The borrowed money is used to protect the property thcy
a.lready have, to help them acquire more property or to make a
profit. The head of a family may borrow to pay doctor and
N hospital bills, for example, as a means of protecting his credit
and his property and his standing in the community which is
vital to financial success. He may borrow to pay a life insur
ance premium as a protection to his estate. He may borrow in
help buy bonds as a means of increasing his estate. He mav
borrow for hundreds of reasons as legitimate means of protet:'
ing his interests and furthering them.
flaking legitimate loans on a sound basis is a vital part of
our business. It is part of our service to advise you when loan-;
are being considered. We are always glad to talk over these
problems with you in a friendly, helpful way.
in (!3muitiVntiiutMl Bank
M.iimmi- iv,!,i.it ;..
- - - l.iurt'i-s Oirr J .Villlu
Fortieth Year of Friendly Service
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