La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, March 01, 1928, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextI' Thursday, -March 1. 1928 , LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER 1 s (Incorporated) An Ijulepvudent Newspaper FRANK B. APPLEBT , ..... Editor and Publish HAKVET P. MATTHEWS . Builnaaa Manassr Published evenings, except Sunday, at !41f Adam Avenue La Grande, Oregon. The Observer-Star published every Friday. - Entered at the Postofflca at La Urande, Oregon, aa Second Cuts Wall Matter under act of March 2. 187. - OFFICIAL PAPER OF UNION COUNTY AND TUB C1TV OF LA OKANUH ' MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to use for publlca- ' tlon of all news dispatches credited to It or nut otherwise credited ' If published herein. All rights of republication of special dla , patches In this paper, and also the local news herein also are reserved. -v '7. SUBSCRIPTION RATES My Carrier Dally, per month In advance , t Dally, six months In advance Dally, single copy , By Mall Dally, per month In advance ............................ Dally, per six months In advance .................. 1 'Dally, per yeur In advance Weekly Observer-Star, per year ....................... 7Se I4.e to SOo 12.60 .......... 16.00 12.00 ADVERTISING KATES ..Display; foreign, per column Inch ...... Display, .local, per column Inch .1 . Time contract prices on application. - .. 42o .... 00 THE IKT OF PEACE Pence Meuvo w-llh you, my jicico t ''give unto you: not us tho world glvelh; give 1- unto you. Let not your heart bo troubled, neither let It bo afraid. John -14:27. Infer all tweti IT I) Spencer, L P. Pmutz and three boiih. .(.'fcarlrs l)cvt and Uynn wen uinonff tho of tin;- lotiilily who i-ttUuifU'd Arthur - il.ununii'u muJc, 'Vwmluy. -Mr. uml Mm. Mlvln Huxti-r uro viHltlng relative. in , Wutlu AVulht. Wu8h. WALLOWA (iltAXOK TO MKKT WALLOWA, Ore., Mur. I. Spe cial) A reitulur meeting- of the Wullmvu Kt'iuiKe will he held here March 3 ut 11 o'clock u. in. In the banenient ot the M. K. church. The women of the organization will Hfrvo ii lunch of HtinrlwlcheH mid ruffeo, followliiK llio meeting. Tho hitHinoHH rneotliiK will he held be fore noon, clue to the fuel tlmt County AKcnt DonuldKon unci Mr. JntiiiKon, O. 8. C. exleiiHlon Hiieciul int, ure tu ho hero to conduct one of the HPiiea of dairy meothiKH, com merit; Ink at 'i ji. m. ut the hiKh whtiol Kymnatiluin, mid many of the urn n Kern wIkIi to he In a posi tion to attend thin mectliifr. Winter Weather Nearing End In Wallowa County MOIIAWKK-VIN' . It 'm KOt m you tiln Im u pall brum Jn C'liU-uxo iilwul us often mn joii kin In It loom CViikt, "I'd fto l Octroi t uu tlrlvc my nrvv car Ikhih." If 1 ihoiiKht I mild 1 trol my apiwtltc." mys J'ony Mop pa. MAKHHKIKLD. Orr... Mnr t 1 f AIM Tin KiirDiin 1..liit.-lru a... rented the WllkliiHoti huL iM-ndi nth I f North Ilcnd in u hHHkctlmll Kunm hurt niKht 62 to 4U. Tho HCuro ' was tied. 18 to 18, ut tho half. WALLOWA, Ore., Mur. 1 (Hpe cfal) l'rospccts ut thlH time ure thut the worat of the winter weath er In tlila county Iiuh pusHed. The front Id gruduully leuvlnfc the ground where the now huu mettcJ away, und wurin HuiiHhlne iiiohI of the duy In helping coi.Hldc rubly in thawhiK Dm miow. Whlto the mot of the imow la ono on the ho nth HlopuH und In the ullcy Hoetioin, there la alill Huierul inches of solid Hnow covering the greater part tf t lie dry land rarmliiK hccIIoiih In the 111 I Ik. Many ft-l that tlitH will prohahiy he m;Virnl VcelH In melt liiff uuay, iiM It Ih llle!y thut the iiiohI of It will have to he melted! by Hiinrthlne, due to the fact that chlnooka rarely occur here nfler this season of tho winter. Iiao ticully nothing can be ascertained icgurdlng the condition of winter wheat hi this section, us nenrly till fields ure still covered with solid snow. However, it Is not believed thut chances ure fuvoruhlo for any damage to have been done to the giuin from severe freezing, as the ni out of It has been covered to some extent with snow since- neur the beginning of cold weather la early December. Copalderuble tfum ugo might occur from Hiuothorlug out from hiiow laying -on the ground too long tit a Utile lutet' in tho HCHaun.' This condition cause! j quite a lurgn umount of dttmagc lo .rail sown crops of this county last winter und spring. ! Much fendiniT in still helnir done In all parts of the county yet, re ports from scutterlng farms tell of sock continuing to do well. 1-amb-Ing hua started on some or the larms recently, and with mvorahli weather which Is prevailing the most of the time, , It is. said (h it veiy good luck Is be'ng bad 'it saving at leusl u normal pcrceotuge or lambs. PRESIDENTS GAME Coquille Murder Trial Is Started MAItHIH''IEI.I). Oni.. Mur. I AI') Ticil of Itoliert (Irccll for; mui-ilor of Ills, neighbor . at Cntch- 1 Ink Inlet, Culcb Orccn, on Nov.! 21. 11)27, opened at -(.'oqulllo lato , yeHlcrduy beforo JuUbo J. l' Hklp worth. ' ;umc No, 1 What president died at Han Frunt'lseo? 5 2 What future president mar-' rlcd a famous St. Louis beuty? 3 in hat atato were most pres idents born-? 4 What president's wife was a Ends Constipation "m;J-'tom TmuroVk. iioand: HitaiuHW t bv taiiiis CluviDbfrlwn lib. eti for t wk. Tin mu iMHhy ditrmtinn, fit "" Kii.-kly. f.Oo or oPS 14 t Tour f1riyffit. for f 4iaf)1 writ Chmbriftln MM 5.t B04 PMB PftiWBlntl.1 CHAMBERLAINS TABLETS sfflwiir La Grande Air Field Personals I,A OltANDIO Alia l''Ii:i,l) (Spe- 'I clal) t-Kor a short time Monday ITniW iha moiv.col 1 .m( liVonoo lo,., 'o . ,.il,l afternoon an airplunu of unusual ! pay $3 a year instead of $15, us at present, saving $12. V A ' truction but in the mm or maneu Lincoln dwner would also "pay $3 instead of the pisent sched- ""Trom ihjule, $79-7-a su'ving of $76. Yet we read that many light caY Seattle, wwhinirton to ciu.yenn.., vyoiNiiiK ' ne inacnino which wuh H Mneltlff pluiltt that runs 111 pt'leu huwners are In favor of the $3 license! pti . . .. v. ' ' - "' '- ' ' ' :'' . ' " If roni. lari.ooo to mo.uoo,. was pow- The Oregon Journal interprets Iowa's Instruction of dclo-.J" V. ir " LV. ' Kates for Lowden as a slap at Hoover, since the cabinet ITiem- und ,was equlpiicd with u puhu:ii her was a native of the com state.'. The conclusion is' wrong. besides ain coeit ,m Iowa was Lowden's stiite eight years ago, before Harding's 'and man coinpunmentH which nomination, imdhas remained so;: Hoover wPs not thW in ZIhZ XLTm air line out from Cheyenne. Thfr ulrplune from the flying ukIi.w.I ,lf,l nil nvcollnnl IiiimIhmm heart under present ciicumstances. Iowa is 'steadfast, if Hunday- in .making piutseuger unfit no aIba , " v - ' fUlfhts from tho Gelicler field Just notning eise. . . - , -,-.-v . .... - uut lrom l4l 0rillH,0( Ktlk,ht8 w,.ro 1 .' ' 1 - '"7'. ' ,' ' ' I made all day until late In the even- rOLK'E AND CRIME':. v : ?rr lnlet V'?.1 rt,,e7, wu?, ?".ly Kin uiiyHii ih ' ' "" iniuv i.w ill A nrAitlHpnf ill) ntrfllfA unH fhb Hiffoennna iH thain nnalil. ities is hardly great enough to, warrant or justify a change of I One of the most illuminating reports dcnliiig .With': the see to tuako a suto landlnK when crime problem in this country is that of a committee headed . ''I;,,,1"''"',,,,10 lllu "l l" by Frank 0. Lowden and submitted to the' national crime Mrs. Ernest nri.ons- umi uuuKh commission. It ii wls specifiailly with 'the "relation of. 'the:'1;1 A"naar, b0,,h " ll,u ,. ... , . . , ..... , , Miss Alma has heun out ot school police and the courts to the crime problem" and draws num-!for sevemi days. oroua ponplusions that can well form the basis for state, mu- ' Arl,''lr Mi"'cer ... , . .. . ,. . , ., , . Uleyois' plucu.tts n l-.tripn.l, and county ictun in the interest of cfime'preventaon.isiuii .hiumur ut ti. lall, iMO.sitlont of tlifj 'ttir.i Ofi Vault Entombment V1JLJ Your .'AmoldiBonnelt' has luUen U(hI iKlit luati ut the iu airfield here. IH'nJ nmf mil part mono, !ln or- j.; ii uienibor of the commi tlee. .'Fubiniitiiuj:' th rv-ptii t.-. . (hu-t-eif iiy liuttiiiK in cioaot where I ! .':vTh? !fpnrt-; f, "V. : V:?.r- "imv inil comprehensive way1 "eeiVd, ly niaklnir lniirov.menl i ill this column but certain recommendations deserve' pub-viairo-i-rossen' Uro' makiuK n: licity and the attention of a law-abiding public. ' First, there intensive aiteniiions on the m- . - , ... ii , , . ... loflor of their homo here. are too many ways by which criminals can sidestep justice; i . ,, Mr, ikii tirout and cocond, local police officials too, often luck the intelligence,. o. j". " Huminy training and character to apprehend criminals (due Uirgely,.1".!.' to inadequate pay and political selection) "'third; ; prosecuting iI'r the phhi eeit. Mm. ni iiitorneys jxissess too much power, without public check or m"".'"i .' A'younK, boni'oV'KiKin! loiuwledce. in carrvimr on oi' divUDintr criminal Drosccutions : iiavo been Km-sta at the im r 'Air. aim .Mrs. r.inier iuii-uu. viun.- workliiK In Hie IokkIiiit eanuw Tor fourth, police courts and justico courts (presided over too li'equentiy .ay lncompeicnt ana poorly paid judges) liundictho Minnm i.mnher rominuiy, im overwhelming majority of criminal cases; fifth, n)iscar-,,,l,k yuu,,lf ""'"'' 'y."l'0'' . , . .. , , , , ., ' . . , fever two weeks uKo uml was liage of justice through abuse of bail or adherence to tech-. urouKin to the Grande itonde. hicalities in considering the indictment; sixth, tho unneces-1 hospital where he iihh been in n , , . ,i4, i very serious condition, inilll J"t snry presenttttion of evidence to a grand jury; seventh, the) ,.,.',. .,. . ,.(.iie.-.i t laws requiring trial by jury when trial by jury or by the court 'wt f iier ami i nieiniiiiK very might be optional with tho accused; eighth, restriction of tho'f'r""0"; mm f powers of the judge to the extent that a case becomes the, Kern Duron, nioro or Kimer Huron 7 tun, t trial of the lawyers by the jury, instead of the trial of the pise. , If intelligent attention were given to these eight points affecting the crime problem, much of our existing difficulties Could be eliminated. It is significant, in the Fnglish and Cunadian systems, Hint n nolablo difference exists in tho litw and the practice with reference to these points. It is also significant that the ratio of convictions to known crimes i i ii ..r : t i.. :.. i. .. iun:Min. John llainaini I 1IU Ul l.uiu in uiitn:i.iwiin hi niiCTW io vt-i.v nulla .w " ,.... , ) kh Minnie Mnlliiail. rredit oi iLiigiana nnq t annua ana io ine aiscrciui oi Ameri can cities, as shown by statistics in this report. . I Unfortunately, we pay too much attention lo criminals ...I ...!!.. 4 I I 4.... Hill- ..4i..i:n.. 4.. 4 1. . I Vll lie. who BCimiiij ev iniu hhih nun wiu muc himmiuimi iu unne 1Iul.rs()n llf ,.a ,jr,,., were Ml- who do not. Police, prosecutors, and courts should be judged, I m.r gin-aia at the home or Mr. and not on the number of convictions, but on the living conditions I loy "Z''nnT m"' a"'.! in a given communay. ine inci inai lew arrests arc maae doeB not indicate that few crimes arc being committed. The fact that some criminals arc being convicted and punished does,-not prove there are not loo many others going free. Crime exists' in proportion to the lack of opposition to it. Law, observance can be helped through an improved system of police protection, prosecution, and trials. It can be fur ther helped by n demand for this, plus a demand for a cleaner community, by the community's citizenry. 'nr llilf locality. The followliiK residents or Mils district attended either one of I he two duys or both days or Iho Kcon oinle coiirerciieo while It w-as In kraalon at 111" hlKh Bi honl bulldlliK 111 l.u Oraiule. I'liday and Sntur ilay: Mr. and Mrs.' W. .. Sher wood, Mr: and Mis. O. Ifleali llian. Mis. Saul WllllaiiiHOli. Mrs. Dins Xnenrer, Mrs. It. A. Mnsler- Mis. Win. Taylor. Mr. llll'l Mrs. .1. A.. Kennedy. Alex llolierison, llallle. Hen tbkelcr. uml Albeit anil Charles Ifumalin. Mr. und Mrs. .Ine llileliiiiiall. or the., and Mrs. nariui Oivn Funeral Director Will Provide These Incomparably Better Ways FAMILIES in every city and hamlet in the Pacific Northwest can ar- ' '. : range' to give their sacred dead into the reverent keeping of the beautiful Mausoleums or Columbariums of this institution. Distance is no barrier, because any funeral director can make all arrange ments in harmony with the family's wishes. . tic Cost of Cremation is only $45 J r' Fortland CREMATORIUM Iflcaisoleiimf rORTLAND OREGON t Cremation njault Entombment i East Fourteenth and Bybce i Mrs. I'ert Nl'cnriT. Mr. nnd Jiva. Hue lluchmimi. Mrs. .losi'lilillie Hpeneer and Miirlnn Sielicer ciiuie hut rroni l.a tlinlide and spent Hie reinalniler or the day. Win. Untitles. Hurl UiiKlies. Iluy OUR SERVICE MEANS MINUTES INSTEAD OF HOURS A message by telephone will travel fastest. Your time is valuable save it. Honje Independent Telephone Co. Guard Against "Flu" With Musterole tnfliieniKi. Grip;1 nnd Pneumonia usually start wall a cukl. The moment you Ret those warning aclica rub on good old MusU'rolc. Musterole relieved the conpstion and stimulates circulation. It lias all the pxd qualities of the old-fashioned mustard platter with nit the blister. First you feel a warm tingle as the healing ointment peiwtraUn the pores, then a soothing, cooling sensat ion and quicK relief. Have Musterole handy for emeriMicy use. It may prevent serious Illness. To Mothers.- MuttorcU Is alio mad la mildor (arm for babies and small children. Aik (or Children's Mutterole. ' littui tAun a o.usiurd piattt Jf? l W v H W ' 1 X" 2 ; Kaynee , Shirts, Blouses . Sninrl HiiinB patterns nnd colors uro hero lor your chousing. . . $1.00 to $3.00 N.K.West&Co. The AIuu'u Kturu VShat's tvrong in this picture? (DQIVE IN, AND LtT ME TAKE (THE SQUEEKS OUT OF . yem SPRIN6S Sweat squeak? XT- 1... (! .-..y .in means, no! Ue Itivc music in its proper plare whirh is not up.tkr tlic o;.r. 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