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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 7, 1927)
J Page Four LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER Friday, October 71927 (Incorporated) An Independent Newspaper FRANK B. XPPLEBT , Editor and Publisher HABVEY F. MATTHEWS . , Business Manager Publish vanlngv, except Sunday, at 141) Adama Avenue, La, Grande, Oregon. The Obaerver-dtar published every Friday. Htntered at the PostoMoe at La Orande, Oregon, as Hecond Claaa Mall Matter under act of Murch . 1879. i OFFICIAL PAPER OF UNION COUNTY AND THB i' CITY OF LA GRANDE) MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRI2BH The Associated Prewi la exclusively entitled to uae for publics. tlon of all news 'dispatches oredlted to It or not otherwise credited If published therein. All rights of republication of special dis patches In this paper, and also the local newa herein also are reserved. " SUBSCRIPTION K4TKS . s By Carrie" Dally, per month In advance.. Daily, per elz months In advance.. Dally, single copy. ..14.50 60 ByMaU Dally, per month In advance.. Dally, per alx months In advance... Dally, per year In advance Weekly Observer-Star, per year 50o .-.12.50 ....16.00 -3.0U JUGOSLAV ARMY OFFICER SLAIN ADVERTISING RATES Dlftplay, foreign, per column Inch..-.........,-, Display, local, per column Inch.. Tim contract prices on application. -420 ..40O THK KKJJKICMKJ) HOVL: My 11ih kIii.II grout ly rojolec wlion 1 hhirf uiitti Their, and my houI, which Thou lniHt rcduunu'tl. My toiiKiio lKn Khali talk of Thy rlKliteuuHiicHH ull thu day Joiik. 1'nulm 71:23, H4. . Now it looks like Eastern Oregon weather had come back to pastern Oregon. , . ; ,La Grande's high school enrollment breaks all records. Minister to Sofia Informs Bulgarian That Comi tajis Must Be Stopped JJKUJKADB, .Wo Slavla, Oil. 7, (AT) The Juko Hlav miiiintor to Koflii hiiM I iron uuthotiiied to In fcnm D10 ItulK'iritin ffovrrmmnit tliat unti'MH effective mciiKiireH iiro hikm to illHhnnd HuIk-m-Iuii gi-nupH uiiorittliiK fn Mafttdonla, the .Iiif;o Slav K"vcriiiiiL'nt haB no other I courHo hut to recall hint and to In-oak off dIilotinttft' relatiuiin, Tho prolt'Ht over the nctlvltlox of the ItulKat'lan fomitnilJlH, or lr-i-cKUlfirM, came (ih a rcHitlt of the aHNUHriliintJitn yeKlerdity of Hi Ik. ! (!en. Mli'hnel Kui'Hfhovltch, one of the hoHt known officers in Iho Juko Hlav army at Iritlp, the crime ; heliiK atlrlhuted to cotnltadJlH. i The HeiidHn-HulKai-lan-Marcdon- Ian frontier hiiH been 1 closed hy 1 ,utxu Slav Kovernment troops mid ; KendarmeK who are halting all traffic excojHinK transit In Mare-' donla, under the martial law measured taken uh u renult of the ufjsjiKHiriatlon. ' ' Advices received In Ilelwrade thin, afternoon mild that u hand of ItuI-' Kurian eomltadjlH at tacked the' Macedonian frontier village of Kll-i miru early thin inornlnK. throwing nine bomlm In government build -Iiikh ond later fiKhtfnK the tfend-! armeH with rlfleH and hand wren-; adoH, The attnckliir? pai'ty, the ndvlceH Stated, finally wan repcllnd after a- pitched battle hinting fi'om 1 o'clock this morning until daybreak. The cuKualtlcH wero not given In the niCHtuiKe. Appropriations May Be Approved, '. Senators Assert J'OKTLAN D, Ore. Oct. 7. (AV) Appropriations by thff next con RreHs for comprehensive enffincer iua studli A o" the Columbin baHiu project will likely bo upprovi'd by tho wniite Irrigation committee. H-TtatorH Lawrence C. Thlppfi , of Colorado, chairman mid .lohn It. Kendrlck, of Wyoming, ImliciilrU here. Tin ('.flora Jn and Wyoming Ken utors came to Portland with Henu- tor Churlea I.. McNary, of On-goti, tallowing a several days iiiKpcc tiou of the project with other members of the senate committer. .'Th vlHttord made it plain that while lny were convinced that the Cot um It la river basin project waa feasible and would ultimately be curried out, that tru-lr attitude to ward k an uptiropratlon fur the pro ject at this time would be gnvern ment by tho t-copo of the Initial fo il la-Mi. and tHiblicily inltrli t bo dlHcontln ued till the year' end If it should appear that advantage Is , ever taken to guin publicity. Win. I't'im 5 cents A (iootl C.'l(iir . Two tlioimuml reindeer will pro bably be used In forming a pro tected her of th animals in tho Pitrt of it. is due. no doubt, to increasing population. Part is ! Northwest Territories or cunaiia, also due to the growing appreciation on the part of parents! r,0"'1,nl,n' vKmm for , I conservlnir wild lire. and students alike for better educational advantages. It is Kach Amprlrnn cIIIkdii owns npproxlumtL'ty tlilrty square foot r:..i.. i : t .. n j il.i i.:. .u i l ' hiuii i "r, mo xicuiL lime in lm uiuiuiu lb uiai a new uigu ecnuui ur ju.'iiurj t ot at uroii or Unit Govcrnini'iil- ' hieh school is an absolute necessity in the next two or-three owned plot Ih-ihk 3.348 square I . - ycajTs; naking school expense mount skyward but the more com petent citizenship resulting is compensation. The chief dif- Iiv spite of unfavorable weather the last month, the crop in this valley is far ahead of last year and the receipts in dollars and cents from agriculture will be much ahead of any recent record. A few individuals are hard hit by the rain but many, many others 'are in a more prosperous condition than they have experienced since the farm depression. Li quidation of loans will be reasonably satisfactory, according to some bankers, and fall buying will be stimulated as soon as the weather man solid's up. Wallowa county is less for tunate, with a later season, but some of their citizens say that ft might hnv;beeiv'eVdfr-v6Vsc there. Exceit for tho j demoralized condition of the lumber industry the Northwest) is in a very favorable position for the coming twelve months. I s , i . .' HOLDING UP IMPROVEMENT Due to a strict ruling on the part of bond attorneys, as told in a news story of yesterday, La' Grande faces the shut-! downof public improvement work because the improvement' 'nin assessments sometimes are greater than the assessed valua tion pf the property adjacent. And the law provides thati llxinds under the llancroft act cannot be issued under such I metre nrr t'net for tht ' most Cvnitdt'rdlion for . the Jfiving. , Hunter & Dohnenkiimp I'uiitTiil Dlmc'lor Day mid i'likut I' circuijistances a. marked handicap for city improvement programs. No one wants the street, sewer, and sidewalk improve- ': nieiiti in La Grande to stop. They are accomplishing a civic t; improvement that has long been needed. They are adding i convenience and a better appearance to many residential dis- I tnctsi They are taking numerous people "out of the mud" during the winter months when they previously were forced ' to wade and drive through unimproved, bad streets whenever 1111,1 t l' un.ttif piimn Tf muii0 i ... . ..... 1 4.. IK. ...... ; 6wnev 'in personal satisfaction to have these things done .; but it also adds n gi-eat deal to the property Value, at least 'r' makes tho property more desirable and more easily sold. !i The present districts those that have been completed tv " are under construction will be cared for in some way by the cjty administration. The real threat of tht? bond at toluol's ruling is on future improvement districts. Property' ; owners who have looked forward to having new sidewalks, v macadamized streets, storm sewers do not want the project lilocktM. V VVjiich brings us down to the real difficulty, the true ob ( slrui'tion in future improvement: The assessed valuation of j unimproved residential property. Much of the property is assessed too low and doesn't equal the cost of the proposed , street? improvements. In many cases there are vacant lots ! that have been carried on the tax roll at the same assessed valuejfor several years without change. They are not income-producing lots to the extent of producing rental rev enuc.'and assessments have been kept low accordingly. I'.ut ; they tire potential income producers in that they will be sold or improved at a price that is far in excess of the original purchase, pi ice. You can't buy many lots in La Grande today ; Jor me same price you miglit haye paid live years ago. There! is hardly a vacant lot in the city that hasn't doubled or tripled , in value during the last rive years. La Grande is growing. ', has grown. Property is moi-e in demand. Population has ex- tended in every direction. Uits are worth considerably nmi.. than they were in 1920 yet the assessed values have not kept ' pace. That's the difficulty in this improvement district ' situation. if. . .i . . . . . . - . : " J'roiwi i.v owners expect to make Hie most of their vacant ; lot investments by having street improvements s on, they will have to consent' to reasonable increases in tax assess menl.. These would not be great. ' The added tax burden ' wouhUi t be out of roach in most cases. And it is a fair dis C tribuOon of Lixes. Many pieces of pin)erty are owned by non-residents who nie lioidinu- IIikiu w imwi .,. iu ti,.,,. t 1,10 Paving out incieasing j price. It is only roHsonable that the assessment should be in keeping. And unless that is accomplished future improvement districts will rarely lie possible. , .M , Smart Coats for the Little Miss Age 2 to 6 Style and Snap for the Junior Miss Aje 7 to 14 At Our Store You Will Find . .THE BEST' QUALITY COATS At Low Prices A small deposit will hold any coat until you arc ready to take it. NORTON'S KIDDY SHOP Ucllcr Merchandise . Lower Prices ON WALL STREET THE BANKERS AND BROKERS ARE WEARING THESE SUITS bmmniMiijiMiiUit , , sis the Seas At New LowPrices I 13 I! I At New Low Prices $2.85 $3.85 $4.85 Women's Shoes of Style and Quality at prices you can afford, can be found at the Serve Yourself Store. Many arc wondering how we can sell All-Leather Shoes at such remarkably low prices. Here's how we do it: Our over head expense is very low and we have contracted shoes on a larpe scale, production plan, giving our customers the benefit of the low prices. , MEN'S DRESS And WORK SHOES are priced at ?U.S5 $3.S5 , 9-1.85 You really cannot beat this price! nc carry a com plete line of CHILDREN'S SHOES Priced from 9$f lo v3.8 Conic in, we want you to make thi.j "Your Own Store" These leaders are partial to Copper-beech; browns and Powdered grey by HART SCHAFFNER & MARX The prices are $4250 to5?50 The coats drape easily and .there's a little extra fullness over the shoulder blades for freedom : . Trousers arc narrower but still wide enough for com fort The fabrics are in sub dued patterns They're better suits than the prics indicate We can fit every figure N. K. West & Co. The Man's Store Inc. AnoMt fnm Huhnpntiiuit'x I Wo'ri' nol sun' who - the next irrsttknt will Im- but ft-ol pntly vi rlutu Iho IV How nvxt door with ' i he twxoihoni won't uiukc It. Thv furmera aako'tl for r'Hif. Thty roI wrmons on business if flrloncy. Now they do need relb'f. It Isn't tin cost of a rliiK It'n tho upkeep. dlmnonti AkAbE Monday DR. THEODORE COPELAND Popular Southern Evangelist First Methodist Church 11:00 A. Jl. and 7:30 P. M. Sunday, Oct. 9 Large cho.ns choir directed by W. W. Nusbaum
