La Grande evening observer., May 23, 1928, Image 4

Wednesday, May 23, 1928
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
Pace Four
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(Incorporated)
An IndeiKiMlcnl Newspap
FRANK B. APPLEBY .
HARVET F. MATTHEWS
. Editor and Publish
Business Manas-sr
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La Grande, Oreiton. The Ohserver-Siar publlnl.jd every Friday..
Entered at the Poatofflcs at La Grande. Oregon, as fieoond
Class Mall Matter under act of March 2, 1879.
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A WORTH V PURPOSE I will sing unto the Lord as Inns
as I live: I will sins praise to my Clud while J have my being-.
Psulm 104:33.
ABEMA131NI
AMERICANS HOPE
FOR CLEAN SWEEP
High Jump Chances in the
Olympic Games Seem
Very Bright
IIICII JlWIPlNt; CHAMPIONS
NEW YORK (API Olympic
high jumping champions and
heir distances:
Year Winner Country IHManie
litis Clark, 11. 8. 6:11 1-4
1 DUO Baxter, V. 8. 6:2 4-6
104 Jones, U. 8. 6: it
1906 Leahy, Ireland 6:9 7-8
1908 Porter, V. 8. 6:3
1912Itlchurds. U. 8. 6:4
1920 Ijinilon. U. 8. 6:4 1-6
1S24 Oshorn, V. S. " 6:6 (x)
x) Olympic record. World's
record, 6 feet, 8 (4 inches, by
Osborn.
"Mnklll' both ends nwyt Ik ffltfitt'
t' be. such a problem tlint 1 liulu't
bouxlit a llilnx fer III Iwiuw
soimi sent rovers fer 111' car," nald
Mr. Poguo Swallotv, t'tlay. ' Who
rwalh tit' olt-tlmo RrmtTr nitli
cvor'tliiir uwoveml an' eximseri,
an' a big nuiluttf.' rot a.shwp In th'
prunes?
I About, the time he price of liver becomes prohibitive for
6ny but milliannire patients, some practical doctor will dis
cover that there's marvellous merit in a hot dog sandwich. .
jj Henry Ford ' returns from England with the optimi.stic
yicw that business will be extremely good through the sum-
fuer and fall. Well, if it's good for the world's richest man
t ought to be fair for the rest of us.
! .
i. The veto of a faini relief bill, regardless of its name, a
few, years, ago would have occasioned much weeping and wail
big among anti-administration forces and no small amount of
Criticism among agriculturally minded citizens. Today Coo
HHge puts his official "No" on the re-vamped McNary-Haugen
bill and we think it safe to say that comparatively little will
im said about it. Is it because a veto was so generally ex
pected? Is it because fanning conditions have gradually im
proved themselves and havo bccii improved by more hard
working, more intelligent application to the funning job?
It's probably duo to all three, with special consideration given
the last. Conditions have improved since "farm relief" was
first cried froni the house-tops. Many experts say itwjll con
tinue so. At any rate, the farm's salvation seems to liq there
i'ather than in congress. ' They'll hardly override the veto
:-r-and it's a . long time, until another . bill can bi put before
another president. .1 ; y" V,, -.
jj. . , ;
r : RADIO SPEECH ! ' , , "
The great American struggle for "correct pronunciation"
toes on, especially in radio. To the cultural efforts of broad
casting stations are added those-of the American Academy.
Says Hamlin Gai land of that organization : "Provisioning the
immense influence of radio speech, the Academy desires' to
be of service in maintaining standards of enunciation, the cor
rect use of words, and also of improving the quality. of voice
in which the woiMs are spoken."
This is a laudable undertaking. Hut it has its problems
r.nd perils. What shall be the standards of judgment? What
U "correct pronunciation" nnd "correct enunciation ?" Shall
Tnglish for the, nation be spoken into the microphone as it is
fpoken by the ciiltuied folk of Boston, or the cultured foik
ol New York, or Chicago, or San Francisco, or l'.altimoie, or
l.'cw Orleans, or Dallas?
Millions of radio listeners are jarred when thcy'iienr a
cultivated radio voice from Huston say "lawr" and "idear,"
r.nd sense something strange in "fahm" for farm. The east
erner thinks it baibarous to pronounce the "r" right out, as is
done in most regions west of the Hudson and north of Itason
and Dixon's line. The N.ew Kngluixlcrs and New Yorkers and
southerners don't agree in their modifications and omissions.
The short "a," flattened more and more as it takes its way
westerly, is a continual source of offense to the "cultuhed,"
just as their "it's" are to the flatteners. There are many
:cks of speech, many idioms, characteristic of whole sections
of intelligent, modern Americans, which offend other sections.
The east so far has had things pretty much its own way in
pronunciation, in school instruction, on the state and on the
shaking platform,' Hut radio will probably require a more
democratic treatment, getting nearer to the typical or average
jMnerican speech, if there is such a thing say Chicago's
standard, with punctuation provided by machine gun practice.
In any event, v e refuse to worry a great deal about perfect
rpcech unt il wo get move perfect radio.
Concert Pitch
From Ttu Oregon City Morulas
i , ,-v KiiU'rprlsq . . ,
1 Decadence of the press him long
been a. subject of academic treat
ment hy writers who contribute to
the thinking minds of America.
We hitve listened patiently to these
literary hacks, who have mourned
the passing of editoriul vigor and
domination, and have ' heard re
citals of the tremendous influence
of Greeley, Dana, Walterson, el al,
I upon the public. The newspapers
,of. today, we have been Informed,
are machine made, cut In the mime
pattern, lacking In individuality
and utterly colorless. Fur fear of
giving offense, they are reluctant
to express whatever opinions re-
posing in the seclusion of the edi
torial sanctum. The business of
fice is supreme, and therefore the
public should bo treated to mild
doses of pap. Interspersed with or-,
caslontil prescriptions of blah blah.
The reader -must not be driven,
lest lie buck.- Soft words lead to
great hlches and all that sort of
tomrnyrnt. Definite recommenda
tlon should not be urged for fear
of reprisal In Home fashion or an
other. Wo may eat, drink nnd be
merry, but ever vraLchful of our
step. That has been the doctrine
preached in season and out of sea-iron-
oonvrnctng many that newspa
pers have Mist IheJr VeHespeet', to1-'
'gothcr JR'lth tiHr"Tower.
It 41s consider lf;il K. Hoss, suc
cessful' contender; frp secretary ot
flute. : Practically unschooled in
. the- delimltf and subtle manipula
tion of .politics, he was trotted Into
the arena as the newspaper candi
date. In a hpiiso he was. fr he had
long beep nVtive'ln the newspaper
life ctf tlie stiit e and had engaged in
lively participation (if organized ef
fort in newspaper circles, lie was
not, the candidate of a press as
sociation, because that strictly
j business institution eschews poll
ItlcK, but his numerous friends
among the . publishers of Oregon
made up their -collective minds to
stage a demonstration for the In
formation of doubters and scoffers,
and for the benefit of Mr. Hoss,
.who bs wholly receptive to the
dvu, posseting faith in the ef
fort of performance. Kditors had
confidence ih the ability and Integ
rity of their owkn candidate ami
they proceeded without hesitation
to give htm energetic and unquali
fied support.
Hy Alan J. Gould
(Associated I'ress Sports Kdltor)
NKW YORK AP) In a year
that seems to bo shattering all pre
cedent for high flying the famous
schoolmaster. Hall Osborn, may
have to yield the high jumping
Olympic crown to ono or another'
of the astonishing crop of new altl- j
tude-maker. j
- When Ajii erica ran mention off-'
iand the names of ten Jumpers j
who have done 6 feet 4 Inches or j
better there Isn't much prospect !
that the nation's supremacy in
this blanch of field rfports will bo
menaced at Amsterdam. , 1 j
The veteran Osborn has been I
troubled off and on during the past,
few years by a weak ankle or,
strained thigh tendons. Half hlsj
leg has been taped up in recent .
competition but even with such j
handicaps the bespectacled star of,
the Illinois A. L is as good or bet- t
ter than 'half his rivals, .
Whether or not Osborn Is able to '
stage a come-back ho can rest on j
a pretty fair share of laurels al- 1
reaily won. He captured the Olym
pic title four years ago at Par la.
beating out the slim Dartmouth
"star, leroy Brown, with a record
leap of 6 feet (i inches. That was
Osborn's greatest year, 191M, for
he also won the Olympic decath
lon title and set a new world's
high jumping mark of i feet, 8 ',
Inches. That record still stands.
The closest it has come to being
touched was two years ago when
Haggard.' Texas star, leaped 6 feet,
74 inches.
Haggard la. among the foremost
Olympic contenders this year. . So
are .Burg of Chicago. Coggcuhall
of the Olytripic Club, San Francis
'co: Major of St. Bonaventure, May
nard of Dartmouth, Bob King of
Stanford and Shepherd of Texas,
nil of whom have scaled around
6 feet 5 inches or more. ,
King, the national chumplon, la
among the most consistent. He has
the additional benefit pf beipg
coached by , "plnli" Templeto.u.,
'himself a famous ' Juniper, " and
'member of the 130 Olympic team
uml this year a member of .the
' Olympic 'coaching staff. Templeton
went over to the games eight years
ago as a high jumper. He was
ruled out because of his "western
roll" style of leaping but went Into
the broad Jump and finished fourth
'on short notice.
Perhaps the most dramatic high
ju in ping victory for the I nited
States occurred at Stockholm in
' 1912 when Alma Uiehards, ginut
I'tah athlete, defeated the great
Cnlifornian and favorite. C-orge
Horlnn. who had set the world's
record at ti feet 7 Inches. Uieh
ards. Horinc and Keische. the Ger
mun, were the three finalists. With i
the bar nt 6:3, Lelsche cleared1
easily on his first try. Tho Ameri
cans missed their first two tries
und the Horine failed on his third
nnd final attempt. With on try
left and victory ut stake, Itlchnids
cleared the bar with a tremendous
effort nnd went on to win at 6:3.
In view .of Amoriean supremacy
otherwise It is still something of a
mystery to note the lapse In 1106,
Special Showing of Summer Draperies
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THSSE beautiful materials will
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your plansfor a spring rejuvena
tionof the house-Colorful crcton
" nes and gay chintzes suggest in
numerable pleasant ways of
brightening the home with new
over curtains, fresh slip covers,
and comfortable cushions for
couch or window seat. Come in
and see the Colonial Drapery
f abrics display.
Colonial Qauzes
for Q race fid -
Under Curtains
Colonial gauzes are sheer and
lovely materials for glass-curtains.
You may choose them in
delicate shades to harmonize
with the gayly patterned drap
eries, or in natural ecru.
For the Sun Parlor
Bright Hued Fabrics
The very brilliant sun parlor ,
may require a soft toned fabric,
while the solarium with a
northern exposure will be a bit
the gayer for vivid draperies.
The variety of Colonial Drapery
Fabrics will delight you.
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A smiling pattern pa. the sun porch, a subtle
gloy of rich' cbiqr in the living room Colo
: tual Drapery Fabries are adaptable to any s,tyle of
decorations econ
omy yvi.deghtybux wear
! ' well" and retaiij th'eir shapeliness when used as
: chair covets;; There arc plain colored fabrics in
,; pleasant sha'dcs,ttat: may be combined efFec-"
- ' tiiveiy witthe; patterned cretonnes in .your
decorative scJierpe. Stop in at the store and
look over the5 interesting new designs.
See Them in Qiirl Windows
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For Over
. Thirty .
Years
when the best any representative
of the I'nited States could do was
a tie for third place at 5:7 "i." The
winning mark that year, only two
Inches higher. Is the lowest on
Olympic record. , '
By contrast, in 1.M2. six of tho
first seven In the' final standing
were Americans, l'our out of tho
first five places were captured In
120 and three out of four at Paris
in 1924. Templeton. whose tutor
ing will have a lot to do with it,
predicts that it will be at least
'A this year.
. Week In. week put,. their "bellows
blew. They -hammered along con-
sistenlly. Their thousands of read.
ri s hern me pftsscssed of Intimate
jfamilhirity with the candidate's
j nit me, his history, his achievements.
.One hundred and twenty-one news
j Papers of oi oKnn, most of them
1 weekly publications, barbed along
,in (heir editorial and news col
t um us. They made a clean cam
paign, leaving the oilier aspirants
'severaly alone. They were for Hoss,
1 flt'Kt, last and all the time, and
they have given the state a con
erele Illustration of the power of
the up-slate press, bunded together
In a mighty und effective unit fur
a single accomplishment.
Rome Governor Returns Walker's Visit
Fraternities' Tax
Liability At Issue
Short, Dark Man
Robs Conductor,
Frightens Woman!'
When in Chica
Enjoy Your Stity
ot the Superb New
MORRISON
HOTEL
Comer Maditon and Clark
mm
go IH
tvmpUtnf, M th tr$S ill
.4oo mm m mm
U'e are not disposed to crow
over' the result, hut It Is worth
u'htle to ronfound the enemy, nnd
to exemplify a vindication of the
new Npaper influence, once it has
a fitting and jtisttf lalde basis for
operation. The editorial iirttfeK
sion it iHiman. It does not seek to
control the politics of the state, but
it took upon itself a. self-imposed
task and proceeded seriously nnd
wiih the tie.it intinttons In the
Nrld to- convince newspaper rend
er that Mr. Ilos:t, a newspaper
man. Mionhl be chosen to ocupv an
Important state offiep. They havo
sin-reeded, and In victory they have
filven the people a visual demon
stration of newspaper Influence
properly applied. They would not
have attempted a combined effort
In behalf of n man not of th
preM. hill were willing to Indulge In
something more than a mere ges
ture for the support of one w ho
speaks their language.
Iiomb Kills Five
In liucnos Aires
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I
'shadows or u rlothrs rloxi't.
mIir scifiuiHd. and the limn
llpupi'd throiiRlt an opi-n window.
Police FCiirched the neifthhorhond
hut were unalile to find nny trace
lot tho rohher. NoilUnc was miss
ing rroin the Ilurke home. . .
Attacked hy a man. who was
;jsnld to be known hy his victims.
-Htier l.elnir rorced to the curuln.
I'ORTI.ANH. Ore.. May 23 (AP) Helen Spooner. was robbed of $3
linterliiK his home shortly lie. m nor Hllt cns(1 wa8 tlKpfMfa ,
fore 4 n. m. arier completlnit his the face and told that she would
rtiBhC shift, John Franstna. street get "more of the same If she didn't
i far- nmn B. ennfrnntnii with the -..,. i ..
Whelher eolleue fraternities enn 1.8. ,blu t- oso o( autonmtlc pi!ltol Thc'ro,,,,,.,. '," diHlllld h, m,
e.ired hy h.w to pay taSe, thr, lmlIldishf Uy a 8h0rt, dark.com. tnklCB ,he k0? ,L The dtwbutor
Issue In a ease before the circuit p,cxioned robbcr. from the engine. lnc ul8tr"'utor
I SAt-KM. Ore.. May 23. (AP)- j
j Knpim Gamma Rho, Willamette
'university fraternity. Is the plain
tiff in a stilt against County As
sessor o. A. Steelhammer and
Sheriff O. 1. Bower, asking an In-
junction to revent the . collection
ven
neerative answer when
lie asked If Pransina had any!
money., the man calmly directed!
the- carman into -another room,!
walked -from the house and climbed
Intoi a waiting automobile which -
disappeared east on Jessun street.
AIR PAsSKXGKIt KILLED
IirKNOS AIHKS. May 23 (Al'i
A (icrimtn flier crashed against
a llOUSe VeStei'djIV lirinrnn..n
of taxes on fraternity property. The 1 Awakened by a noise in her room ing his passenger. The pilot wns
cone will be. statewide in Its result. ' Sirs I .aura Rurke. perceived a taken to a hospital in a serious
' dark short figure lurking in the condition.
r t
rceiease
lhe,Pres5itre
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tut.)
lll'KNOS AIIIKS. A.itentine.
May r 3 (API Klve persons uerei
killed and 1"' Injured In the ex-1
plosion of bomb In the ltstlun '
vuasulalu bullUlns today. ,
NKA New York t:tire.-vl
"When In New Yurk. do lis New Yorkers do In It, mie. wit, mnipd
advice for Ludovico Spada Potenalaui. governor f Home, wlwn
he Innded in Cot ham m return' the vllt paid hy Mayor nnd Mrs.
Jimmy Walker. The governor straightaway nM w!wl to demon
strate that he drestsed as well und was as quick at repartee as the
dapper Jimmy. Pictured ubove are the governor and his pretty
daughter, IVIncess Miriam, who accompanied htm. Helow he Is
nhowu rldiu with New York mayor iu the welcome parade.
rm.tori.AtT.c
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