Pace Four
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
Saturday, April 6, 1929,
IncrroraUHl)
Att IimI'H'IhItii ytfwwMiMr
FllANK 11. AIM'MSBV.,
IMKor nnd Puhlfwher
HAHVh'V P. JUITHKWH
. Muni-i Manner
abejartINI
I'tihllxhotl fVPiihiKH, txrit Sunday, ut Hltl Alnm Avonue,
La (irando, Oi'PKon. Tho OhMerver.Htiir pulilfHlitMl eviry l'Vldny,
Kntrctl hi tho l'oxliifflco lit Im (frunilc, Oregon, km Ht'cmid
Olusi Mult Mntl'T iinrtd ni't f Miin'h 2, 1 7 ! .
orj'JCjAL
CITY Ol
XIOX IWSTY A SI TIUC
LA OUAXlilO
Thn AsHocljitrcl l'rMM Ik fxi'luKlvcly cnlllli'it to line for publica
tion ut nil nnvH 1liatrh'H rrnlltcd In It r mil oIIictwImo credited
If jtnhllKlM'd liciWn. Ail i'IkIUh of ietiihlirilliMi of mweltt dlH
imlcheM In iIjIm ), nnd filuo flic iimvH litri.dii mIko are
n-Hrvd."
.Kullonal AdvcrilnfriK HpreuntatiV'o
. ' M. '. MO.HfHK iV C!0., Iiii!.,
Han l'raiicl4fo( Ijm Anwt'l4 Hon t tie, J'urlliinil, C'ljlratfo, f ,
11 - - - ' iH.rndi, Svw York " - '
. . HIMWUII'TIO.V IM'J'KX , .
' ' My 'aiTlir ...
faillv, ppi monlh In advancf. .'......., : ,.... ; Tfin
lially, xIk 11111111 Im In advance. .' $4,611
Iwiily, nalo vitiy , ; fie
liy Mall
Dally, por mnnlli In ndvam-e..; flOo
I tall v. per hIk idoiiIIim In mlviinr., ...,....,, $2. fiO
lally, pfr yiu hi n dwinp ,...r.00
Wtwkly Mtwrfr-Star, nr ynr. ..$2.(I0
- . . ADVKIITlHINfl UATtCH
Display, fnrrltfn, 'por cutiiinri Inch. ................
OiKilay. liifiil, per foliinin Iwh. ........
1'Iiihi contract prircM on aiiplli'tiilon,
42o
" 4o
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I
T lie Need For 4
Forward-Looking
, Spirit In Oregon
' (Continued from Pag J)
tux In Oregon has increased tw
una a hair times. In the some imr
lod it has Jncretixetl iwirv two und
u hittr times In riiilrnt'iilii or over
rivo'tJiiipfi aitoKvttii'rJ
A fuw Or'SunlniiM iinend the
ro I we t
r-J of l
U'nn-rla' wrr ulu-n ptttu
iln-n'll turn In ha Jurt almui duna
mil) uilli llm iiif anxiilr or liow
("It lilt VI UfltW. WIIIV r1 VUIIU,
I Mont h Dakota, loud unil V)OlnlnK
J luiiKi'iJ aijovv lifi-. In I'jU. In or-
ili'r or amount or Inponiu fnpltn
I OffKox irtooil JSili In Uio nuiioit
i frith on filiimlc.i pr uiliii In
roil io ut f OSS. Tin- nulionul uvvr
bo wan or 3 pur ?nt hclow
tiq Orrg-on flKUjv. Oirffon liuil, liy
tli lutcxt romiiilutloo, 2(1 iiuto
tnolls per u of poiiulutlun. u
nilllllior rmo.ci ,y oply Hirer
wntra of Hie reinnlnlnir 47, luwa,
Ni-ruilu and '.'ullroriilu. llor kubo,
line roDNUinpllon per t uno of ponu-
iii nun wax . M7,ot: Rullnnn. un ,
uniouiit esrmlril in hut tour ptlier '
Mitten. Hero lire four winiul' In- :
illrra ourll pilllltlllK to Urexon' t
nlih, Anojher uppnirH in the!
rnrt thut navlnKK uie Inrrenalnir '
more rapidly In OreKon thnn In
jlllicr Cullfornld or WunhlpKlon.
Nd, OroKon Ik not poor.
. tlii'Kon aufrera Wiluy from a
Oillfornlu coinpjr. , Wu Ura loo
piwnu to think and to lulk and to
eulth. Whut nliont the lllentry
til pwple of Dlinuin '! Ureiton
lit fourth In the nutlon lit th per
( iienlttirii. of the iiopulutini thut yet
a IiIkIi arhool education aonio
. thinv not ut ull poieijlile, by the
winter in California. Thouaunds way. In a etiite that Ih poor. Ore-
or tHllrorlans upend the. aumrner Kon la eighth In the percentaKe of
.In Oregon. Dnea nut thut nunimer t lia farhera who hare normal
Influx toll ua we have aomethinir j arhool rilut'ation. Jt la seventh Id
that In Jarltina- tu the noulliT VV'e the amount or education, rlxureil
never, IiokIii arhool In AUKUal ao 'on years In arhool, that the aver
that we run finish before the heat une young- perxon recelvea. An tin
lii comea intolerable In the apriiiv. 'partial InveatlKutlon plaeea (lieKon
V aiiull never luiye.to riifht wlthjuH ninth In literacy tn the nation,
ix other atiilea for the muddy Only two atutea bavs fewer llllter
uuti ra of a dmtunl river. Kiiith- ati'a than Oreon. 'iiiina are rec.
liiukea do not IninK uh rfre nnd de I orda In which every l)!-ei(oniuit
mrw-tion. What a roiiiineiituiY on ruuiy find aatlafnrtlon. r .
ii ui noma etate it wan when a l alir
'r .NEW DEAUVILtE SANDALS .
In Bright Colois anj Combinations, .
$5.50 to $10.50
N. R. West & Co., Inc.
La Grande's Leading Store for Over 30 Years
ornfun nuiiled Oregon "thd green
lund," ' ..,
We are fortiinnte lu luviuf( aueh
a neiKlibor. We Bind her much,
we take much from her.
eciilona of Oregon hulf
NPliit In' Oregon el ua give recog
nition more frequently and mora
generoUHly to thoae wlio are iitnk
In Home, ing an effort In office or In public
the new nervtce. Motivea ai-e not ulwava
pupuiauon roiuea rrom i-.iiirornia. ignobia and aelflnh, yt much too
Let ua remember our good fortune ' often wo write of men aa though
and reaolvo thut henceforth we'thev were. In a doinaimev Hi.
waya. -Get to know
ways and the fuel of Oregon'a
In working for the development grentncHH and good rortune tire eve.
of u forwurd looking and cohealva with you.
mIiuII no longer be drprueacd by a
feeling or Inferiority,, but Instead
Jiinplrril by one or Huiiafnetlon und
cheer thai, whutever . t'lilirornlu
may have or be, we ure Orcgon-iuna.-
i Upw doia Oregon eliind In tha
: matter of health? The mte of in
fant mortality la a good uiraauring
or the general welfare,
By Btiiiicing niiUide anyone can lull that this i.s
in the Grande Itonrte valley.
April
THE OPEN
COURT
(tnitFl'ONDFNTS Mill
KIII1MIT TIIFJK KAMKHTO
vhk tiirt)B ir nn:r ik.
coiiiiuunlty.
you know that Oregon hua the low-
cut Infant mono Illy rate In the
'Die Oregon rale
. , j. . ... . , ' ,n enteemed
uiu new cuiiieiuiice on nimitiiiaineiii will oe uiifier way Wedneaduy. aphi s
i TV .i,n ;.A.wi.. n4 iruH m... :.. a.t 1-
..... . . .... , inui Aiiiranai '-oen hum horn iU
Orcson and its - development i prohlema we commend the Kria. in the province ur fia
speech, printed' today on.thfirst.pajre. of ftobert W. XZX.'Z
yep. The address was given by Judge Sawyer, .who is prerii.j.vear day by day after th. unnexu
ilerit of the state editorial associafion nnd state highway conv-1 f ,M'oi f;r"l' "
. . , . , , . irrnnce. lud Murehal Korb been
nnssioiiep, at tho recent press conference, in Eugene, Th U iiawma. iy hirtui, wouin thut
Information he nresents therein is siirnificnnt. nnd ih' nnint '''',' ! a iimroughbred
e 1 1. ' 1 , . , ' irrenehmiin, or would you make
jhlm a man wllliout . a country?
, nnn eii.inieii 1111 anil nnuge,
lie. unil Mm, li; 11, Jiiuiinnniilt,
lOuat ).. Ave,
wrllo or .I'ulifornia luchieveniellt.
Ilu'ii) turn imi, "Wrtl. 1 ma la-at ("""'"'"'" Publirity, i-alifornla
It fer timiie ail' gll my .llnui r oMB, '""". ' alirornia ucc. -m and to , wi(.k
!, Nllll .nr.. J-.r Itiol. laat eKNilii' Xa'I"""" ""wealth. lulelllKence. und degree or
u .In. left rM aartr. !"Lvu.n. ' 01 .?r0" . w 'nvy I civillziuUin or a co.mnun.iv. 1.0
-""(wjien we mention California.
.Now California la a favored land I rnlted Mia tea?
-imi no more ravorod In her wav l is 1 i.i,.i, ...i u-i.
thun Oregon In hera. About Calif- Ington are tied for wcond place
ornla there ia a romance, nn uuia. wiih a rate of 5(1 each. California
and. too, n i purity for iiractlcnl not In the fiiM U. 'I Jiey tall
'eaiillM that atlr every Imagination. ralae a lot of things down there
Iter hiatory, her gold, her oil. her but aomethlna In the water or Ihe
alxe, her progiean, ull ore amazing. heat or the climate or" the inlolli
Itf Ik not neoeaaury, however. In ( genre or the people puta the atuto
rerognixlng Colirornla to bellttlrHn a n.,.i,- .,1,,,... 1,. n ..r
,u...,, ,u,oii. ua wen. lias ro- lnfMiit mortality.
I flmiide. fire., Apr. 4, 129 I inanllc hiatory and remarkable re- ,. . , , .. .
To th. Kdllnr: .ourcea. Hhe. a. well, haa iim,i.. 1 'e lateat figure, ahow that Ore-
:i.emen.lou progreaa and I.iik a ' 71 r",e . ,0"' u,"'r'".u,r
llir 111 ' .Tjia 0f I'nltwl Kl,,l..u I..K
ffon h ia tfojiite down Canter than
I hit hviiriitr.i Tli..) lu uli.u. i"i
tho tWO MUIj? la (he diHUdvlllllairr
of OroKun.
I nQ Hirc-aAv nolntiMl mil uhui
OiVKOM' wealtb Is nnd irlvfn you
1191110 coniparltton with i'alifornf.t.
Ito you know that luxutinn tH hiirh.
r; In ('alifornlu und In Wnjihlnn
IQU, to thun In Orvaon . U Ih
rulo ruDM "Wtwn you ate u head
lilt t,' und hPU that In Ow alow
luiirch l)tKir to tIhi uljovu thoHfi
Hiii-rouiidlnK ttirm un ull loo oftoit
tlu tarKPl for iTiUtdtjni, iiiinropre
m?ntatioij und iihuw. Let un vary
the produrD. JnMend of wiiiK
lutr th eJuh or throwing the brirK-
Imt Jet in utki the J ad in r'roKnJ
I lion uf ability. . . . .- - y
Dooft Orrfron ti pat Uh youtiK men
an they dewrrve? I have ti4iird It
huM that only In KiiRene, Medford
nnd Itend will thn budding of-mor-
Trtive) oulaide of Oregon. Oo
through WuNhiiiKton and OuHrornJn
go to the east pre fern 1)1 v the etixt.
View with clear eyea unil un open
mind. You will boo much that Ia
different und much that Im Rood,
but you wij return in ore thoroiiKh
ly un Oretfonlno thun ever. I
urge on every one of you that if
you will trnvej only u little It need
not bo for loiiff. nor for-fur nor
oxpenBively -you will return to Join
enthUKltiHtienlly ' It) thiH tnovenient
for Oretron.'
. -t'oriipjuinu are made of high tnx
Utlon uh thouRh r'Kon alone suf
fered from tax- troubles. Let u
ugree thut UiNes are . high they
me no higher on the uveriigre In
Oregon thun In the other states.
Indeed, the generul run of tuxes
those high-' nuide by the young men of Oregon
who wort ekumliied in tiie uruit. in
the ease of diseases that uro hoiiiu
whut under the eontro of thtr in
dividual jind who ubst-nce la an 1
ludieotlon of u gooil Htundurd u(
liidlviduul roiKjuft Oreguu Hlood
very high. The yong men of Ore
gen ueru eighth ln- tlio nutlon; in
their fredoiii from social dlKeUKt. '
WiiHtever ' you may think abmit
tuxes, or poverty or Calilorntu, '
say thut this record alone Is enoiiL; ?
to jUHtlfy sueh prld in Oregon
us will submerge her feeling- or in
feriority. J might urg& a change from tht
aceeptunee of defeatism beeausu
gnut enterprittcs und great new
growth are not chronicled for Ore
gon. every day. J,ct us reiuoiultcr
thut Hize und bigness are hot Ire
mendouiHty nil luinortant. Of onal.
Ity of achievement, of eili.eiiHblii .
und of , progress Oregon need YiM.
,. i be UKbamed.
It and pionilwe in a young man bo tates, puriu-ulnrly here In the west. I I might present other factH and
. Alllll..el.,l ,.
lUl'U. ttneak- '?7 "
future. An
this" year in Europe with American- representatives sittitik- '!'""' ""'" Keh, your e 'r"" ' " , ."?.'. "y...,'"'.n"
i n u ii i i ' ' ill . j ,ik aiuteiiient tend tlma: "Till. 1 .,
In. Perhaps the greatest nrocresH would he attained in an 'umu l...i ,. ... .. i '" ' itroun
ogreement that no cruiser gun can exceed the diplomats in "r"1' ,'r' " ,'lnnl1 '' vena,
..!:!,; ... under I lie wimo dome Mith
I Napoleon,
IllkowiHe n
unlive of Kirlly, and
Krenehmun only by
iidoillnit." We were led In believe
.Muraiiui
of-view he urges should l appropriated by every Ore. him
jconinn. The entire articlej we believe, constitute the best
editorial on Oregon progress that has been published in re.
cent yeaiu. ' , . .
FOCIt AND. NAPOLEON, FRENCHMEN
We are indebted to two renders, whose letter appears in
! anotheiua'lurwiVfoiyoi'i'c'rtiatT our tiiTonnoun sUUiment iJ
h recent paragraph auout the nativity of Napoleon; also lor
asking if Foch "would bo the less a Frenchman had he lieen
a Biistiuo by liirth." No one questions either lieing thorough
ly trench in loyalty, devotion and service. Hut Mh Nti-i
polcon and Foch were without a drop of French blood in
their veins. ' v ; . j
The late French field marshal was born October 2, 1851;
at Tarbes, a little town in the Pyrenne not far from thq
Spanish liorder. Although born in French territory and
therefore legally a Frenchman, Foch came from pure Basque
parentage a people inhabiting the-region of the western
Pyrennes in Spain and France.'-. Ethnologists consider the
Basque people bi.ljie either a distinct race or r people that hii
become distinctive through long isolation. Their language
is thought to be the' only surviving language of the ancient
Iberians, perhaps related to the Berber languages of North
Africa. In temperament and characteristics they differ radr
icitlly in many ways from the French.
Napoleon was born on the island of Corsica in August)
1760, three months after the French had defeated the Corsi.
cans under Paoli and brought the Island definitely under
French rule. Nucleoli's father was a Coi-sican lieutenant
and nobleman, his mother also it native of the island, and
their forebears -came originally fium Italy. The island va
at one time under the rule of Genoa and gninedlts (ndepend.
ence before Its conquest by France.
While Foch was a Frenchman from earlied youth, Na.
lxilctin looked upon the country of his conqueror, as a
foreign land until his rise to power was accomplished. Ac.
cording to Eniil I.udwig's Napoleon, after the Boniipart's
Italian title of nobility had been confirmed by the Jlorald's
College in Paris, Napoleon was given a scholarship in the
Nobles' Schools, where he remained five years. In a letter
to his father he wrote: "I am tired of explaining my poverty,
of having to endure the mockery of theaa forloii livs li.
knew scarcely a word of French when he entered the school!
.ma iiad nuie inclination to ;'learn tho language of the foe."
Kven as a French sub-lieutenant he1 wrote of freedom for
his native island " . . Thus can 'we shake off--the yoke of
Fiance, just as we shook off the yoke of Genoa1."
But Napoleon remained in France, took part in the revo
lution and rose to supreme power in the new republic and,
later, the empire. Like Foch, though not so selflossly. he
made France and the French people his own. What they
lacked in French nativity they made up in devotion nnd won
the undying love of the people they served. The quiet, un.
demonstrative Basque and the egotistical, volcanic Corsicnu
lie under the same dome, true Frenchmen, not because of
what they wele but because of whut they did.
Eight Bands In
Corvallis For
State Contest
rrortVAM.IH, Ore., A nr. 0 (AI)
Might mute high Rchnnl hunda
will compete In the -firth nnnunl
atuto band content her. toniirlit
The .rouleau la elionsoled bv the
Kupjio- Kappa l'al .fraternity, hon
orary niualcul fraternity for the
Oregon Suite collega bandsmen.
High school hiiiuia which have
Indicated thy will compete ore
from Coivnllls. Medtord, Im
Ornnde, Itooavelt, (Imnt nnd Jef.
ferann high Hiiionla of I'ortlnud,
with the Heusid. nnd .Murahfield
Im ruin entering In tinnther eluaii.
The winner of tho flint rliisa will
receive n silver loving cup.
gon hud the 1uh lowest rate In
J922 nnd the 12lh In l2.t. '24 and
'25, she hud the 'Jill In 1928. In
that year tho deatha rrom tubercur
losla In Oregon were til.S pPr lliu.
tiiMi or iiopulutjon. Ia if. fair to
call attention, to the fact thut in
that same your Culirornia had
At. a (ii'iitiia per jiiiMiiin, or more
mi uiuynignar nut it Is iirreaHing than tnriee.ihn (l,-...,.. ri....,v
Wore rupldly. Hlnre HI I the suite 1 have told y.,i nf heiillh and of
permitted -to flower und fruit. -
cannot say how this may he' so far
ua other towna ure concerned. You
know about your own. . If tho
charge be, true make It false. Give
youth u rhuncji. Toduy's problems
are his Umiipitow. Ilia contnet and
parllciDiition can begin none too -lu.e levied.
soon. a. never jieroro youth la
nerving thn uoiid toiiiy. Let youth
aerve in Oregon ua well, where un
developed resource gives oppor
tunity for enterprise, initiative und
j vigor. . . .;
How well do you know Oregon?
Iluve you been to Hums, to As
toria, to llrooklnga. to Vule, to
Ashland, to Mitehe), to Kent, to
Joseph, to bistera, to Hcottsburg, to
Austin, to I'roapect, to Oakridge,
to Vcrnoninr If not, I urge that
yon go about It us fust na you can.
If we nro to look fonvurd It) Ore
gon we. must know Oregon and to
know tho state wo must truyul. It
is again our fortune that travel is
easy because of our splendid hlgh-
Thia business of taxes has worried ) other ideas but here nre enoiiKh.
the world ever since - records have Oregon is1 fortunute nnd wealthy
been kept. Prom the sunbaked 1 und greut. great In history, In re
tailing or llahylon to today's issue J sources, in citizenship, in uecom
or tiie Oregon Voter there has been i pllahment und In promise. Pioneers
discussion of tax mutters and tbero endured extreme hardship to reach
Will he discussion ao long as luxes i Oregon, to subdue its wilds and to
Our duty is to study establish their homes. Like them
tuxution ulid to write uhout it. but j we huve chosen It for our home lie
let us do ao aunely, reasonably, ; cause it promises 'most to ua. Wo
temperately. Kor the most part j can develop a forward looking nnil
the taxes tho people puy uro for ' cohesive spirit ir we will "learn all
the purposes we have endorsed und
they have approved, lathe money
being siient wisely and economical
ly la the desired purpose being
achieved? Are we getting value?
Are Just contributions being mtide
by ull? These are tax subjects
thut w. can write uhout without
sinking into a sea of pessimism
over Oregon.' Let us make that
our efrort instead of criticism und
rouipluint. ; .,...)
might go on. I might recall
for those or you who have forgot-
thut is good ill Oregon, (el of it,
prench It, write iiboue it ii'ml tuko
pride in It. ' '
iHTTi:itrAT
' HAN 1-itA.VCIKCO. April C (AC)
Hillterr.it f. o. I). San Kialiclseo,
m:w voiik I'itriT
MHW YO UK, April fl Al') '
the splendid lioaith . record 1 I tried f I'll 1 1 and hops, ste.'iily.
FIND IT
HERE
Copy for thui column n
lu by t a. aa.
April HI last ilny
wnler rem without a
lo pay your
peuujly.
-l-M
NO ONE THING IS AS VITAL TO THE SATISFACTION OF ANY CAR
OWNER AS THE SERVICE RENDERED THAT CAR
Keeping Your
New FORD On
"Go"
The
I. Mills HATS MAItl'. NKW
Have lllchardson "Th Art Wan"
In over your straw or braid lint
any. ahude, in radeUsa lucuucr, wa
leiproor, and flexible. Take your
lint to ttlrhiirdsoira Art - Olt't
liop. 4-4.t
April Id lust duy tu pay your
wuter rent without a penalty.
i 4-0-SI
lleniatliduac. ptuarmig. button,
bole., etc Nurton'. Hindis SIhid,
April III last day to pay your
water rent wllliout a penally.
' 4-(l-:it
M'.W l'ltl.KS
See tile new curd u-lKea at Itlch
urdaon'a Art & tft Hhop. 4-4-Jt
Aiirll 10 last day to puy your
Miller rent wllliout a penalty.
4-6-ill
TRY
W. K.GILBERTCO.
FIRST
m:w ii.vis ntti i.n oxi:.
Yon run huve a new hat niad-
from the Inst yiMirS straw or bnild
lint, any roor, or shade to mutch
your spring eUilhea, liy having It
iKfililnliril with the new tint liico.
tier, at litchut'daon'a Alt .V (lift
Hhnp. Hula don. over th. same
Hay ynu bring thein in. Like new.
at .mall cost. 4 4-2t
April 10 last day lo pay your
water rent without a iieimiiy.
4--l
Itl MMAl.i: MI.K
The Crislif lerlna ladle. Aid so
ciety will hold a ramniag. aula Hat.
April 2n. in the basement or the
rliuceh. 4-4 II
April III last day to pay ynur
uuter .rut without pvaaily.
It
That's Our Job!
After you ve sent your New Ford over thousands of miles of roads and highways
what a pleasure it is to know that here you have a Ford service that will keen it ahvavs
"on the go" at minimum expense! ' --.-s ' :' , . ,
Whether it's the regular oiling and greasing of your car or a major repair job, the
ford flat-rate labor schedule is always in effect. You know in advance what any service
is going to cost - - and you know that cost is going to be lower, with more efficient work
than any other place in this territory. '
We pride ourselves on Ford service. This garage is ONE OF THREE in the state of
Oregon classified by the Ford Motor Company as 100 EQUIPPED. 1
WhatTo Expect When You Buy A New Ford
For the first 1500 inilps your New Ford reccivvs absolutely free service in our garage - - all of your re
quirements except gas and oil. We insist that you be perfectly satisfied, that your New Ford is in perfect
condition. And all parts, of course, are guaranteed against any defects, in either workmanship or materials
for all time. . ''
' - ' - ' " . ' -
It means much to you in satisfaction to have such nn efficient service organization behind your car
No delays - - greater economy - lasting confidence. '
The New Ford Sport Coupe
Delivered
$713.00
In La Grande
Try it on the road for yourself
Vou may nut be inlereated In a new car. I.ul we
want you to drive llir New Ford as our kucsi. tin
Iwhlnd the wheel ynu hav. a new driving x)ie.
lience awaiting Vu:
PERKINS MOTOR GO.
FORD
LINCOLN
F0RDS0N-