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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.
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i' CITY OF LA GRANDE)
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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
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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
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, 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
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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