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Thursday, -March 1. 1928 ,
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
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La Grande, Oregon. The Observer-Star published every Friday.
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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. Gmie in and let us wai the old
bus iind give it a ilmiugli oiling and kixmm'iis.
SliWlCE STATION " I IIM
Corner Fir and S
Not EnougK
G-E Convenience Outlets!
' There's only one decision in a case like
,'.'.',! this: Call in your nearest Electrical Con-,,, .. i
trador and aslc him to install additional V
, G-E Convenience Outlets. '
i Oach G-E Tn'tV Outlet
provides two connec
tionsaccommodating, for example, a table
lamp and an electric
heater. Thus, too, you .
can have exra outlets
for your electric cleaner
or other appliances.
In any home in any
room G-E Conven
ience Outlets can be
placed wherever need- .
cd without inconven
ience to you without
damage to walls' and
woodwork and at sur
prisingly low cost.
But here's one precaution you should take
whether you need only one outlet or a complete
wiring or re-wiring job: Specify G-E Wiring
System materials and be sure of Genera) Electric
lifetime quality! , i
PACIFIC STATES ELECTRIC COMPANY
TMenhcnJix Distributer
CENEKAL ELECTRIC
Jjgi:tol :-v.aj
Easy, Quick
anJ
Inexpensive
to Install
rounder tho 1). A. It.? .
-5 What was the occunutlon of
the- fathers or the largest nuuilar
of presidents? ' .
6 Which iiresident was the son
of a piesldent?
., 1 Which four preHldents' were
never elected "to thai otflce? -
S Who was president during the
War or I SI 2 ?
a Who was president when
Maine and Missouri became B'atcn?
10 Have more than hiilf of our
presidents attended coIIcko?
- Allswei'B to the- queKtions In
Game' No. II will be found on un
ot her page.
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MONDAY
ARCADE