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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER '
Wednesday, February 6, 1929.
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'Well, you can't tv XUv (IJfiVr-
nnt iin' 11 don't hound m itim
moil," mtyH MIh Tjiwm'y Ajtplf,
uIio'h rlinmefl lii'i iit'iirlilH to nr
IhrllU. NMukln o' imm- hiiIo mod
oIn. who ritnIlN uIm'ii It wu the
over rhaiifflir MyU o tlcrbjr liatH
tlut kept u lu hot wntri-?
Here and There
In Legislature ,
QUEEN MOTHER
OF SPAIN DIES
Maria Christina, Ruling
irom 1885 to 1902, Mass
es on Today
THE OPEN
COURT
CORRESPONDENTS Mill
SUBMIT THEIR NAMES TO
THE KDITOIt IF THEY IB
SIRE LETTIUIS PRINTED.
1-a
Medical Kprlngs, Ore.
Feb. 6th.
Orunde Evening Ob-
Edllor.
server.
Ia Grandu, Oregon.
Dear Kir: ;
-The editorial appearing In your
paper or mo issue or reb. Slid.. Ill
regard to annexation of certuln t
rllory now of Union County to that
or naner county hua been, rend
with genuine nmuaement and you
are commended vary highly for
your valuable contribution tu the
realm of humor.
However, the Issue at hand be
ing purely ono of economlea do.
signed primarily for the relief of
certuln Union County citizens and
tax payers, renders tho Injection
of humor as Important and devoid
of any constructional value.
Reference In your editorial
(humorous) to Bukcr County being
ine aggressor in this movement is
entirely erroneous and misleading.
As a matter of fact Baker County
and more especially tho city of
lli ker. ruther than sit Idly by. play-
HAI.K.M. On-.. Feb. 6 (Al)
People of Oregon limy soon be buy
WE'RE SERIOUS THIS TIME, PAT
In a communication 'received this morning from Medical
Springs, 'and printed in an adjoining column, Pat Powers,
a prominent and active citizen of the Medical Springs-Pon-dosa
community, takes us somewhat to task for discussing
such a serious question as the proposed annexation to Baker J'" auto menses in juiy instead of
county in a light and humorous vein, lie doesn't like being fjl?.
"kidded" about a pet project and refuses to accept "humorous
fund tli uutnmobileH und rutidM
criticism" as of "material value." ?T7,,ll!r.'e ",f lhe mcvilnK
. ,,,,. ... 1 . IJolntly Tuesday evening, were un-
, Fair enough, Hut Mr. Powers overlooked some matter in. unimous in then- approval of Hen.
our previous comment on tho subject. Did we not admit quite u,or- '"miens ul" to the
, . , . , , ,, ., . ., date of expiration of automobile
openly that Baker county had given more attention to the registrations from January j to
needs and desires of Pondosa than Union county? Did we July 1 of each '""' Th0 ""'"t0 hu"
not indicate quite frankly that Uniou county had been ne-Ciihout k dlet!,"g v,'o
glectful? Did we not insinuate a warm sympathy for Pon-I Egbert- " "lake citieB
dosa's predicament under existing conditions? We did. It 'Z
would have been folly to do otherwise. The facts showing by virtue of special legislative chur
Baker county's concern und Union county's indifference have "lm'"y immeii.d from the
, , . , - ., v. roaii, and highway commiltce to
been obvious, but we further indicated that there were otherne constitutional law committeo
considerations affecting the situation: considerations that'"'"1 UK"ln ,u 11,0 oom"
, ,. .. i e 11 i . mltteo, Is still on the griddle.
prompt our disapproval of tho movement regardless of our I Andrews. ut Multnomah, who at
c,yiiijHii.iiy iur me present pilglH OI llie COmmUlllllCS COn- "ln" '"ral '". Ihai bor and railway workers mnrch-
CCrned ' l,lrrM '"J1"" 1,1 mesuayied on police headiuartrs aubstded
' ' . tnlDllt'M heMrhiir iinrl Hii,..nAilAl In
Mr. Powers will recall, we are sure, that The Observer securing postponement on rummit
first voiced tho need for a permanent county road to Medical he,"0""" ""t""' "e'"'""f '"
Springs and Pondosa. He will recall that this paper urged : ...
iho immediate spending of money for that purpose as soon ii convi.t t;oo.is
as the construction of the Grande Ronde Lumber company Manufacture, workers and ia-
ITlill at Pondosa WHS ducirlorl on. Hn will iwull thuf uvo om. ibor.un,on "fflelals were unanimous
phaSTtedMt1ie obligation of this cduntto the c1tIxonFana"i'i w"aVirort"ii6C-rtlinii!-
taxpayera of Pondosa and Medical Springs in the matter of oeh'TI'8 """"I ,!" , u,e """e 081
trnnrne,.i..,. ,uch. hen a public heurlng on tha
transpoiUltlOIl. 'bill w held Tuesday venln b.
We voiced that l.olicy on numerous occasions and still ;,u7n" The '"on."m
contend that Medical Springs and Pondosa have not received repon favorably .m the bin.
the road attention they deserve, that fair and resourceful I " '
concern about, their needs has been lacking. Baker county, JXX r
blessed with greater wealth or resourcefulness or initiative, ortaiiised under u senate resoiu
or perhaps all three, wat us to the solution, built a rond. won Leu. "ZS "Imm
ore loouiix iiicnu.iiiij in UIB U11IUI1 COUIIiy pTOUp Hills SerVCa. 'nciuuing Jlarsluill N. Dnna. Her
MADIU1). Feb. (API Marls.
Christina, queen mother of Spain,
under -whose rule as resent, Spain
foiiKht Ita disastrous war with the
United Htates. died at the rovul
paiace at s:au a. in. today.
Her son, Alfonso XIII. klnr of
Hpaln, and menibera of the royal
family were at her bedalde when
the end came after a sudden Ill
ness which quickly aapped her
strength.
IjiIo hist rvenlna-" she felt a
slight indisposition and required
the aid of servants. The klna and
queen were notified. . , , .
I be royal physician waa aiiin-
nioni'il. and for a while the patient
responded to his treatment, but a
minims' spen auout two o clock
of l her very weak.
HiiMxl Spain 17 years :
Maria Christina ruled Spin as
resent from 185 until 1902. when
her son, Alfonso, who was born
six months after the death of his
r.it... . i xtt ... . .
ei., '..i,i .,.. i. ,A .' .u "lly Indulging In platitudinous and
. . MUU1 lU ,-.,,, hnm.. .,
have appreciated tho economic ad
vantage or making a conscientious
effort to be of service to resldentu
co"!'lry '' remotely situated and so have pro-
viuea a highway or excellence Into
the district effected.
Heferrlng again to your edl-
exlernal ,0rlal '"""""'ng that the promoters
v. " ' "-'"': u,c Hnanura ll l legal
requirementa attendent upon such
an undertaking. You-are respect
fully Inrormed that the aforesaid
promoters are particularly versed
In the legal und political phases
Incidental to ''the preparation and
enactment of a bill or this nature
and In the event that Union County
is of the mind to deal not too kind
ly with the proposed change, at
this time there Is tho recourse of
placing snme on the ballot ut tho
general election. In any event, tho
promoters, as well as all tho resi
dents errected (100 per cent strong
by petition) are so thoroughly com
mitted to the justice or their de
mands, huve expressed , an eager
ness to carry on the fight to tho
limit of their ability.
Oft repeuted requests huve been
made upon I'nlon County officials
for relief , from intolerable road
conditions und any opposition to
the proposed unnexntion Issue nt
this time can only be construed to
mean that I'nlon Is Interested in
us only to the extent of the collec
tion of our taxes.
In conclusion, we would suggest
throne,
Tho period of her rule was one
or tho most critical In Spanish his
tory, and In It the
bereft of almost all It had left of
Its once for reaching colonial pos
sessions. The colonial dissensions
led also to the war with the United
males. Besides thesa
troubles the regent waa forced to
combat conspiracy at home which
often threatened her government.
The queen mother will be burled
on Friday at the monastery of the
famous Kscorlal where Hpanisli
royally has been burled. Her tomb
will he close to that of her hus
band, Alfonso XII. j
Masses for queen mother worn
said In tho royal chapel all morning.
3,000 Injured In
Riots in Colombo
COLOMBO. Ceylon, Feb. 6 (AP)
l''our were dend, 60 were in hos
pitals, and an estimated 3, una
others were Injured In varying de
grees In yesterday's atrlko riots
here, a check today showed.
The dlslurbancea, which began
yesterday when IS.tuio striking
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HOMIIAY. India. Feb. 6 (AP)
Three persons were killed and six
wounded tonight when troops fired
upon rioting Moslems. '
Thero have been Moslem-Hindu
troubles here ror several days,
with the righting between religions
Asrtlons steadily growing In Intensity.
Did wo place serious' blame on either Baker county or Pon- t"l "17?","; b"!'! ,'"r"""1' "u
j e r i-j , . . . ... 1 Aldrlrh, of I'eiidleton, to durft
dosa? We did not. And we would have acted just as thev did a niau r procedure m ,e..i.,i,. ....
Under Similar Circumstances. . ladequato survey of the cost and
. feasibility of water transportation
but all or this is very much beside the point. The fact on "le Columbia nver. us compared
that Baker county built a road to Pondosa and Union county !u0ulFr ,or""' w"ltr '"""'i""-
dld ItOt. With its llttcmtlinf. pnnttirlnrnrinnn rl,un nnf fni-m ...
logical basis for tho movement to annex a portion of Union f
cntmtv tu l?:iWie eimnlv Tlx. r :.. i. I More
" uuuoviuii m jcveimu 13 Hisu poured
More Ujmtnilte. !
legislative dynamite wiia
i , n,, ... "..,. ., iiiv et'iiaie I IICMIIiy
insignificant. Iho question of policy, of precedent, how8ver,,w'" t'' introduction i.y senator,
is vitally important. Moaer of bill embodying the'
Will tl, i..; .I..!.. ii .i ! (amendments proposed In the state
..... i. iu ou iiKinimillv uikc 1110 Hl,Sl lOll limi individual nlm-"ky by Mark MeCulllster.
a set of amend-
resent law after he '
i nun lorn 1.1 id.,-.. ..r .. ,
and join another at will? Will the people of Oregon accent ,'v,",,, ''lue-sky law prewired by
the right of the people of Jonesville or Smithburg or my ZZ'Z
other community to change and alter the established
boundaries Of the state ut tlu.ii- ,IU..,I Will ik i.. . i,'rln'la"ry In favor .,r the Invest
V urn , in VIIC OV VfJ Al t
U precedent for pivposals of this kind and say that you can
vi maj oiiiwii vnnii MHiiviuuui """"j y
communitit's, toniixuarily inconvenienced by transportation l"1"'lrr","k '" ,,,'a"
facilities, shall be encouraged to withdraw from one county jhad"'"..' 'to
bo m the county of your choice wIioiipvpp
- - " avv una,lUM
and neglected and whenever you change your mind?
Tho answers are obvious. It would lie economic folly for
the people of Oregon to put their stamp of approval on such
a practice. Aside from Uie considerations of bonded indebted
ness, the confusion and expense resulting in attracts of title,
and other legal considerations, the very organization of our
state government demands every possible permanency in
boundary lines in the interest of business efficiency.
Pondosa ami Medical Springs cannot be blamed for want
ing to. tako their strip of Union county and add it to Baker
county, but who can tell what conditions may exist five,
twenty, or fifty years from now which might make it equally
desirable, from their standpoint, to come lwck within Union
county borders? Milton and Kreewater have little in common
with Pendleton, their county seat; they arc a distinct part
of the Walla Walla territory, geographically and economically.
But would the state of Oregon be wise in cutting orf that
particular slice of territory and giving it to Wash hurt .. i..t
to meet the present needs of Milton and Kreewater?
Mr. Powers is distuiU-d and perhaps estranged because
Union county has not built a road to Medical Springs. If
Union county fails to give Its approval to the annexation pro
gram, he threatens to put the case up to the state in the
form of a general election measure. Unwise tactics; but if it
comes to that, we are still confident that Union county will
remain as it is. In the meanwhile we will continue to urge
upon the people and the officials of Union county the need
for a permanent road to .Medical Springs and the importance
of our meeting this obligation. If the annexation project does
nothing more than emphasize this obligation and therefore
hurries the building of such a road, it will not have been
fti.ru.ea ui vuui,
nient Honkers as compared to other
.dealer in securities. He says that
his revised draft is agreeable tu
the governor's commission and with
a few amendments to be threshed
out before the commlltees of the
lrglslafire. to the Investment
bankers.
What may be cvpevtcd to happen
to the varied assortment of county
salary Increase Mils when they
reach the governor whs Imlit'ated
to the house Tuesday afternoon by
Speaker Hamilton when be llrKeit
nieintivrs Interested In raising the
pay or county officials to get to.
gether alitt word out a comprehen
sive sulnrv schedule to apply to all
counties, ir lime i-unnot be found
to work out such a schedule t this
session or the legislature, HhiiiII- i
ton tkilil.. ,m interim committee
!houlit be uppoltited to thresh the
mstler out and report back to the '
1H31 session.
...
A public bearing on the Instir-'
ance measures before th leil.. .
lure bill win be held Thursday eve.
nlng before a joint house ami n
ute Insurance committee meeting.
Insurance men and others IntereM
d In the proicl legislation are
expected to be present.
t'onsl.teroMe lutlvrtntit Insurance
legtKlotton has been proposed this
session. i
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to editorial writers and others In
terested who seem unfamiliar with
existing conditions to concern
J themselves with a little study of
the situation before passing judgment.
Intelligent argument Is respect
ed and conscientiously solicited,
but humorous criticism cannot bo
accepted as of material value.
Respectfully yours.
, P. J. POWEltS.
(Continued from Page 1)
Talk Of The !
Town
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For economy better
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4'!: quarts. . ' "(
suo
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Hills Bros, apply this principle
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Every berrv is roasted evenly
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ISTIMSON TO ACCEPT advanced to the runk of colun-
POST FROM HOOVER ! France. regiment In
Mention Morrow
Stlmson's name is one of half a,
dozen which have figured promi
nently in the speculation over
President-elect Hoover's probulile
selection of u secretary, of state."
Dwight W. Morrow, ambassador to'
Mexico, is one of those who have
been mentioned repeatedly for thy
Date From Crusades
The town nnd fortress of Peler
wardefn. Yugo-Slavin. was once n
Itnmnn fort. The present name
melius "fortress of Peter." The sol
diers for the first IVusndes were
collected there by Peter the Her
mit. The nume wits given to the
place because of this circumstance.
Nlcaruguu us the personal repre
sentative of President t'oolldge In
an efrort to settle tho dispute be
tween Adol'pho Diaz und Juan Sa
cusa, both or whom claimed the
presidency. He' effected an agree
ment that ended hostilities between
the 'two. Soon afterwards he was
named governor general of the
Philippines, The post had become
vacant upon the death of Major
General Leonard Wood.
During the World war Mr. Stlm-
son was appointed us u Judge ad
vocate with the rank of naJor.
Ijiter ho joined the 305th field nrr
tlllery as a lieutenant eotonel. He
appointment.
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Ani5i:sr. aumi r uoi in p
HKItKIMKIt. N. Y.. rVU tAPl
Thomas KlolownM. J. of Huttslo
ss arrested iMr here today by
state trooper in connection with
the holdup of a New York Central
trmln just outsl.le Herkimer early
todsy.
AcCOrdllir to lh tr.u,.n k-iu I. '
' oM tOa-.ttid tt holdup. .'
COMMON COLDS
The "common cold" is Uc nust paradoxical and mis
leading applied to any ailment from which we can
suffer. It isn't "common" and it isn't "cold."' It is
instead chnrncterixed ly fever, occurs in rundown
and clojrged-iip bodies, and leads to grave disorders.
To dispose of h cold, get rid of the condition which
occasions it. Restore normal elimination by removing
the irritation of the nerves serving the eliminative
organs. Chiropractic spinal adjustments remove the
cause.
By my Chiropractic health method I correct dis
eases of the eye, ear, nose, throat, stomach, liver, kid
neys, bowels and lower organs.
Make your appointment for Health
v by phoning 497-W today
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5 boiunirr BiOf.
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