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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (June 15, 1928)
(Incorporated) An Indftpeadent Newspaper FRANK B. APPLEB1 . , Editor and Publlher HARVEY F. MATTHEWS , BuslnsM Man.r Published evenings, except Sunday, at 1416 Adams Avenue I Grande, Oregon. The Observer-Star publlol.Jd every Friday. Entered at the Poatofflce at La Grande, Oregon, aa Second Mall Matter Under act of March i, 1879. OFFICIAL PAPER OF UNION COUNTT AND THE ' CITY OF LA ORANDB ; '-. MEMBER'.AMSOC'IATED PREB8 The Aaaoolated Preaa la exclualvey entitled to uae for public. ' ' tlon of all newa dlapatohea credited to It or nut otherwise credited ie published herein. All rlahta of republication of .pedal dis patches In tills paper, ai.il also the local news herein also are reserved. ' : . BUBHCRIPTION RATES, ."'''. . 11 Carrier , Dally, per month In advance : Dally, six months In advanoe , Dally, single oopy By Mail , Dally, per month In advanoe Dally, per six months In advance Dally, per year In advance .- , Weekly Observer-Star, por year 7e 14.60 60 ..boo 12.60 16.00 ....12.00 . : ADVERTISING RATES , Display, foreign, per column Inch ........ ' Display, local, per column inch , Time oontraot prices on application. .o ...40o 1,'OUR NEBD aou'.l OPI'OKTITNITV: Hungry mill thirsty, their, soul tainted In them. - They they cried unto the Lord In .their trouble, and ho delivered .them out of their dlnlreiwea. ,I"salm 107:5. (I. leadership In answer to these ques tion). Thu government' Is moru than an administration; tt 1 power fur leadership and eo-oporution j with the forces of business and cult ii rut life In city, town and coun try Hide. The presidency in .nioro than executive responsibility. It Is the. fiuiplring symbol oC ull that Is lushest in America's purposes and idoals. "It Is vital to thu welfare of thu United Ktatcs that the republican party should continue to admin ister tile government. "it Is euscntlitl th:it our party should be continued In orKunizu tton and In strength In order that 11 may perpetuate Its great prin ciples In our. national life.' '- "If elected by my fellow country men 1 shall give the best within me to nd vu ueu thu moral and material welfare of all our peoplo and uphold the traditions of the republican party, so effectively ex emplified by Calvin t.'oolldge. (.Signed) J-Iiirbert Hoover." Farm Leaders , ; V. Plan To March Upon Houston republican piuty la not bl? enoiig!) to .tuke thorn Into the piiiteetive ,uii,i un.i timt ilielt vitte la not regarded ua lioceasary to iKtriy auc- ccnil." '" . ' ' ' I nsi-il I' thiiilt If I uii. rkli l'if buy n ImrbrVa cliliir f lay In, but now I bfllrn" I'd buy b big. ""i''1 Iron alllouuibili. Hoiitim Iml'! ilun't i'mkh'I t' brouk i-iiii on n lirnt butlot iioiiiUiullou. WliUt llwy'ro iimnl.'ii' u Ik a Kir Hirer of four wii ka' ilslu over a wet an' tlry plunk. HOOVER WINS .NOMINATION y BY BIG VOTE (Continued from PnKe 1) ,t .fauuuKu c imvc nwu.uiu -iuiw ou Diiatuiai lw u a.ou Vf.lUion , yle. A similar ovution new hotels, the new building: this year is coverinir just as greeted the actual prenenting or ,nWch or more ipace in the enlarged business district as it ISZX did last, urowth continues; times are getting better. thunderclap of cheering whnu the result of the first and only ballet was announced toward midnight. Curtis of Kaunas alo was lioo.sl ed with tho lusly lunged 1 dclega lion from the Sunflower stale and were Joined by the delegates of Oklahoma Inn parade around the itiall. There were lesser ovations ' 'Hoover's nomination was taken for granted, of course, as the republican convention approached the nominating ses sion last night. The notable thing about the vote was the overwhelming swing to the commerce secretary once the bal loting started. A total of 837 votes on the first ballot is no i for an of the others placed i liom liiean achievement and, with a solid vote. fa most states and . XtJXZ a iair showing in practically all others, indicates that the Houurity. iicim-a tim run iiimik t 'pji'rty will, forget its brief diffei'eW over farm relief and ! Xm" will be 100 per cent behind Hoover in November. . The repub- j Brown ' mdon mm-i not mk , licans' strongest candidate is going to do the leading. And I n,,l!Bh ''"" ""'f H' "-: 7 , . . . , (tlnuliiff biirruKe of nnlno fi-oni Iho, :'.e are confident the party will huve nothing to apologize floor und rcatnre- nior. ' for as time goes on. Personally,. The Observer would have T , i been as well satisfied with Dawes.Tis well satisfied with Low- wTsHiN(mN. den except for his age, and less satisfied with . Coolidge. . Kecmtury Moover today m-nt tho' Hoover's remaikablo executive ability, his success with big mIZS t'ho n'i"uwi."n : problems commend hiin to a practical, efficiency-loving Amer- niitinnai convention t Knnm fiiy. ican people. His popularity will grow. - - ' ,,2reTaVim" t? ' i - - 1- i- - . - Jmmm,.',i 1 'which the party has shown In ino ; A UNITED CHINA AT LAST? . ' y P" tat"!;",.. r: It begins to look as if a now era were nbbuf Co" dawn" ih''11 you y i iwvo earned : Chiha, Evacuation of .Peking by the Manchurians, and its I'mtion.'" no m''wubiiih'aM occupation by the Nationalists, opens the way for a new deal ohiiitution upon nny part or th ,'for this tremendous, but feeble, eastern nation. f', nana" i ; Potentially, China is one of the greatest countries on 'JTxS "r oitrth. There is a great wealth of natural resources nietiils, nctinn, opiioriunity ror aerviro umi , oil, timber, fertile soil, water power The population is amaz- .',,rrroll!"ttTuw vh"mi jngly numerous probably 400,000,000 people, at the very out inh-.Tiuiw or iti'rmuntiui loa4-'.': .'Vnrlhalmnra Hn n,:un ,. !lli;.,f Tl lends, look forwant with' UI1- i industrious. There is; no natural reason why China cannot jtuke a place among the great powers of the world. Iiuli'lili'il i i:. s. ! My wholn lite baH 'ItuiKlit mo wlntl ' Aiiiiii'ii iiii.imu. .1 am. Iti- v.: Yet during the lust century China has been the prey of dubird to my country i-ynii any -cveiy European nation that cared to send a few RunloatS ovei' TZZ HL lo : ' jlhere. England, France, Russia, Germany all took turns a. !ra' iimn to iim im-1 in seizing ports and setting up their own rule. Japan, with ;' r'T' baH "".iti" J'"Z less than a sixth of China's population, has helped herself to two ruMnt'ia of two incaidi nia. ',. l,nU,o. .l,n ,..l ,...(,..,;.!;., 1 1 i ; i Hy Hicko xp.il..mi n 1 have oh-1 ......vow nmu, uuniuui iivi iuiiui:iiiik m;.jr wl.v,, ,,, llu,.,(.M , ,.,.pon.J a regard lor me opinions ot tne other great powers. iidiiiiiiu-s or the Kr.'.iiist orrire. in. j : This has been because of China's lack of unity, as mudl;,X7rrri!:.rtrrw as anything. Each province has been to all intents and pur- with the peaw or nations. Nu man poses a separate country; indeed, of recent years each tity,rtZT,a """""" lias been pretty much a law unto itself. The citizens of j "You nu nw ror h iiwkiw. , , Canto., cared not 'what happened to the people of Tientsin ; r.Poure!-onri;r "au -the Chinese of the interior neither knew nor worried about i'Hhb hiiiiuik nntiona f th; the depredations of the foreigner on the seacoast. At times .tMX;,,.?'';! como ruler or other would resist foreign encroachment; but writy. iieiioe and t'uuientiiiout shaiil r.ot one ever could muster more than a fraction of China's!1"' "1",' rhiitorm ' potential Strength. ""This ronvi-ntlun. Ilk Ihnan I . xr i "Twltlch have proci'di'd II ror two: Now, however, the way seems to be clear for a more uni-'t-'i'miaiiona. have arnrmed the' .fled . centralized government than China has enjoyed since the 'u""';':-:!:';:,;;::" i heyday of the late empire. The last resistance to the Na- now eonrrum . i atmni upon thai tionalist regime has collapsed. For tho first time the Chi-;J- tX7 neseseem to be teelingan emotion akin to national patriotism. 'time will way that undi-r, thi-so ' A tremendous opportunity is facing the Nationalist lead- S'r ...Tr.nler ZZ I Pi's. If they are wise, able and determined enough they win tain wonomr in the ndministraiion ! tike advantage of this new national consciousness ami make of ,H' ""v, "",." '' Aineri-1 . . 1,11 '"l- ,.un workmen, larmeiaanil InmtiieicH China something other than the "sleeping giant" she has men alike iym competition aiiH--, been so hmg I,et an aggressive, enlightened government Z ZX":! once taKe hold of China, resolved lo develop her natural re- native, insure stability m buaimwai .ouies and gain an et.uality with other nations, and the n ZZTxZ.'Z: ipectitcle would bo worth watching, t,ln,u, rsmnv.s. yuh iv inniii-1 jii'stnl a ilrrp-comvrt. In tin- proh- : .Inns of ajrrh ultnrt Yon havo ; -.rV.., Herbert Hoover Sidelights "Z:;:X '18T -lUini jit Ycsl Itimirli. la., sen of n IdiU'ksmlih. ISHO 'lA'ft mi nrphitn nnd Inki'ti hi hy rrlutlvcM In Itriini'li. .. HKft Movil to .Ncwhtll'K, Oil'., to 1 1 vo with mi illicit. t NHK- AYrtil to rortltiiHl. Oiiv, in and iMiiistriirliviTi'Hi-f upon tiiilliiiivlili nilf tmrUod hv tho ru- , ino:t I :tnif1 pjutn.-i-hip ulth soiiifi-s of tho rh ral Kovcrnmrni. I a wim t of ndnln- ru-lh:fis In Wo.innst and will tin. I a sound dilution that will hrlnx t rin ity j li'iinl ivxl- and oontotttnirnt lo tho jsmU st'i-- . Imdon. Iiii-( liini ,u iu'ikv ih nun Alui. ( al, iiMn tf uiir iuu.pl". tut I In U)iiNi uIi. ii ti.i.-l Mnn.v I'nthlt'tii ' hnkn mil, un, npiH.lniiii in i,,,. ! "Kill the proldt rn ol tho next (o Hhirt for lihiiH'll', uorlitiiK ' rhiirui- .r' tvliot ,.rK t,. Ilolmnm! ! "" ,no' r 1 h 'l' ""1 rlork In mil isini offh IHVI- llnndlrd lit Ix'lnnd SI an II7 ItotaiiMii to ili 1 nii.wi In a pntfounil honso thVy tin' mora! j Sluice to Iha.iiii. r,.ui ....... ... i. Mini Mttlrlt nat. 'I'hij convontlon uih rml - iinlviTNliy, uoi IJiik his way j ,n,,r unimlod a nolo of mural loador-i i-..h..r i... ..in...! .. . !t Shall tho world btwv poai o . r .." mu' Shall n.oiioiMv In this nation ho l alHornla mliic. Inter inlnliur ; ,,,,,,,.,.,,,.,; 1,1 ' nn.ro ilinrmichly o.Htal.Ushod (Shall wo lnnl.l Ktoadlly toward tin' Ilj.nHan WM-.-.sriilly ror ISc I t.lcal opportunity to at) our poo-' imhl.iNin iM.mt.miloi, rir pr.-.hlont. Shall llioio ho Mocurtd thai I' Mado Mt'duv or loin, .a i .!.., which Ik tin. ph.! Ihrouitli. .t IHO.'i t.ifMluaU d riinn Udnntl Hint ifon I himI wvni lo work In Hip ml ii! u tr firm of UhiIn .Iimln, ;, IHB7 Went to AiiMntthi iim mhi IntC ctiAriiH'i for u IliiiMi hjiuII IN99 Miirricil Mlx cr Montcwy, Cnl., mid i Jlonry mrnv 1,1 frildont lnlln rnh- s. niml nsMiuainf of l.lo at onr In- rh 1 tin, tin iiiliilnir r.tK'rt for ihliMM povrrniiK'Ht, wrtit to , I tiot. 19im -IMimiI thr AimHenp ilfHTfiifl Tkntaln durlntf Iho Uuxcr ivIjvUiuu. tho ' I0J7 llixMttil roll, r t .1Im.4ksIiI fliMNl. HtltutloiiK? Miall honi-Mty and work In rlKhiooiiMht'HH In KtiVonunoiit ami , lunonrrw'conftrtn tho cnnfidoiu'ti of 'I jlCfH lUt-uino a ittndhUito fori 'I'" p.-oplo In tholr Institutlona uud ItoptiblK.iii uumlmttluii lor ttiVblthotr laws? Uvul. -' tJovorum'Ut uiut tontvibuttt to ' KANSAS CITY. June 15 (Al)--Iiefented In their uttei.ipt to write the equalization fee principle Into tho repuhlkun pttrly platform farm loadei-4 of tho middle ivmt plan to carry tholr fih'ht to tho dtmiofratii convention at Houston. j J'Yank W. Murphy, of Wheuton, Mhin., a dcdt'Katci , to tho conven-' jtlon hore who made n Hptvch on" Ilhe floor on behalf of the in In-j ority farm plank, attacked the con-j ventlon farm aotloSi here In a state- j merit today und aaid hi Kroup! woi:ld bo pn to the Texan conclave J ,iu un offort to obtain ih relief ("denied them" by the republicans.! "I mil HpeakltiB for tho f.imiem." 1 ho wild, "vhen I Huy they inuat ac cept the vote on tho fat in. relief plank uh notice to them t .at tho CONVENTION , ADJOURNS AT 2:22 O'CLOCK (Continued from Page 1) CITY, June 15 AI) "Hoover und Curttit" ko readrf tho republican tiukotr in ft landslide of propor tioiiM even outdohiB that In which Herbert lloovor himself wjih nom inated hurt. niKjit 'for president the republican national convention at Itii' concludimr' Kesslon . today .se lected Vhurleu-Curtis of(Kunaua aa his iMinnliiK inate. , .' ; , ' Kawt and west' and Houlh Joined In u K'eut rivalry tu Kive tho trib ute and confidence of their sup port to the Hwarthy KaiiHaHini, , of Jndlan dcNceut, once Jockey, now the Voider of his party In tho It's Picnic Time! Yes, it's picnic time the' time of happy, joyou.t out-of-door meals! ' At uuj-1, the Scrvowel Stores are plentifully stocked with a wide variety of new, fresh. picnic' loods.and supplies economically priced, too! ... , . , i Saturday- wesson Oil Makes Delicious Mayon naise, quart can !49c Monday Specials Potatoes ' . V Good Firm Netted Gem Fancy Whole llipo ; To- ' Potatoes,. 100 pounds ' P. S. Tomatoes matoes, 2 Nn. 2'a tins 50c Pineapple rreferrcd Stock, perfect' fruit in heavy syrup, 2 No. 2ij) cans 49c Syrup Aniaizo Corn yrup !j-, 11). tin ' ' ' :43c - 10-11). tin " ' 85c, ,v; 1 Cake Flour v Albers Fluff Cake Flour, Extra Special; 1 nackage 25c Corn Flakes Kellogfi's or Post Toast ies, 3 packages 25c Honey Kino Flavored, new crop strained honey, 5-11). pail 69c Pabst-ett ; Cheese BETTEK- FOil ciiildkem' Makes Delicious SANDWICHES 1 piqr. PeacHes A & L Yellnw Peaches for table topics, No.. 10 tins ' . 55c : Saratoga, Chips S packages .'v ,. , 25c Deviled Meat 3 laifee cans 25c 22c Vienna Sausage 2 cans' T i 25c. Walnuts No. 1 soft shell California roft shell, 2 pounds 47c P. S, Tomato Sauce v '1 cans 25c Dutch Cleanser 2 cans 15c Soap Chips 20 Mule Team Borax Uoaj) Chips, largo pkg. 33c Sani Flush 1 can 25c Rinso . Large packanev.- 25c Shredded Wheat II paOka-ivs 33c GETS RESULTS Large can . 59c Boraxo 1 rackage ' 25c, Fine Home Grown Berries crate . . . $2.00 . VUF.S1 1 HOSTESS CAKlvS - . PHONE OUDEllS GIVEN CAREFUL ATTENTION . No. 80, Phone Main G89 No. 82, Phone Main 515 ,- , 17 Depot St. . 1701 Adams . Welcome! Eagles!, SRI- Deuuville Sandals $6.50 LIGHT, cool, airy, these smart woven leather sandals with moulded leath- , er soles with inch and a qua'i'ter cov ered heel. Ideal for street, sport or ' vacation wear in smart tan and, browns ; with metal buckle fastener, i' ' ; ' :- N. K. West & Co., Inc. La Grande's Leading Store For 30 Years United Htaten senate. Ills Helection. was urjfel by his middle west par tlmuiHund uceepteil by the ili'kBate of other KectiunH as u link between I the prealdeiitiat nominee and the j AlttNury-HuuKen- farm bloc which i vijih bo overwhelinlnuly lieaten yes terday hi un nttempL to write the . equalization fee, Into the platform. I Hcnator funis voted for both tho McNary-Hausen hills which were) vetoed hy J'rewldent Coolidwe. When i the attempt was made three weeks 8ko to pa 88 the 1928 bill over the veto, however, -the Knn.-iiH enntorl stood by the' president. He him self had been tt Candida teuton tho presidency with tho support of Kansas and other states. ' AHhouich. his vice presidential cundiduey hud been handicapped by the record u his stuhbqrn resistance against Hoover, supporters pointed out that he not only announced his alleui unce to the standard bearer and platform as soon as the presidential nomination was made, but seijt a telegram 0f congratulation to Mr. Hoover. " ' r '. A receipt scrap book free with each can of Schilling's Baking Powder Buy Strawberries Now J COLONIAL Monday and Tuesday, June 18 & 19 A Dramatic Thunderbolt (' Dealing ;.' Fearlessly' ; with the Vital Problem of Life. Open your eyes, to the Folly of Youth. .1 GIRLS OF THE UNDERWORLD Perils of The Primrose Path Different than you have ever seen. : ' ' HUMANTONE - ;" : SINGING INTERLUDE , and Special Music. . -. . ;'. Thrilling scenes of Innocence and Serpentine Wisdom, Wild Parties, Ruined Lives and Undei world Love. . v AO LECTURE -- NO SLIDES NO . DISAPPOINTMENTS Owing to Delicate Situation, no one "iiue.r id admitted, Jllr gNK "mess with parents 'ln Mti$tl OF PICTURE 11 Weeks Los ''An-'. V .v if&lM 7 W e e k Snn ! rancisco 3 Weeks Oakland A gripping story of ' O f-VMfc'il UltM Pitfalls of , Way ward Girls. Men Only Nite Shows No One Under lb Admitted Spec. Mat. Ladies only Admission 50c -