Saturday, Febitiary i
British Critic
Finds That U.S.
Children Drink
IM'.KiHTON, KiiKlatKl (AP) Ht.
.()ui Krvlni. tho Hrttish drnmiit lut
iin'I rrltli' who Kojourm-tl In New
Voik fur ti few months hint- yonr,
I, HOlllt' ilUlTfKtlllK' tllhlKH tfl HJiy
,1m, ,ii lit r in iho rutted Hialt-H.
j'Im- iiwriiRf KnKll.shnmnl ho
a:iU Hi it Ifcinrt' hw hns no ron
nil.iii of tin hiiiix'nsily (if Hie
r.mniry ami the complexity of ita
tusk oi" f,'in''iiiim'ii(. SniiHf K'Oi.
,.n't mid liupo tli.it tin I'n Hoi
one ihiy will break tip into
1 1 imtlon.H: 1 hoy contend tho
.-xistiiiK nalinii h too vast for nn
piViTllNH'llt.
Aniorlcii n lawn Rot'in luindi io
th' Knslish, lint there's a renwui,
juc -so many thousands of lliesft
p.nplc lire not merely imiomnt hut
im ivllized. In l!i27. 12.0fto i-r-snas
were murdered In tho Pulled
Stan-.: tho average minaal flgur
hi Kntfluiid ami Wales Is Uhh than
jr.ii."
Mr. Krvlne admitted It lroi-ked
liiui to discover that "children wt
lriuik In the. I'nltcd Slat oh." ImiI
ridded: . '
"1 don't want you' lo think that.
If ymi tfo to America, you will sen
infant staKKorinc ahout in th
streets; hut that any child at all
tan K'-t tlrtnik Is a disKrace."
One of tho fyoiiiiKstorH ho mot
socially was "a jflrl just returned
from a children's parly complain
inn that niont of tho children were
drunk." Wliothor ho investigated
t hi' truth nf this ptirl it-alar com
plaint ho did not ay.
However, at the hotel where ho
liiniHi-lf was staying there mn?t
have been 'Conilorahlp -commoi-inn
mi Now Yonr's ovo. Ahout 1,000
people woro dining there, said Mi.
Kivin. and at every table there
was n drunken -woman.- . - -
"I saw inoro drunken wnniPii In
seven months in tho Tnitod States,'1
lie added, "than I hnvo soon In
this country' in seven years."
Tim speaker romindod his audi
ence, howovor, that thoro ai in
tlic raited States also many poo
pie who remain reasonably sober
the year 'round.
"1'rnetienlly all of those in tho
working- class," ho said, "are huIm"..
They can't afford to buy drink."
"MIKKK" IV CATIIKHKAfi
COLOON!-: (Al1) Loud speak
er's will soon bo In operation in
ancient Cologne Cathedral. As tho
voice offfho officiating priest Often
failed to carry (o tho more distant
parts of iho. enormous edifice. It
has been decided to install two
microphones on (bo pulpit and
t wenty-t wo loud .speakers lu tho
cat hcdral.
Corn Belters
Look For Hot
Vote Battles
CHICAGO (AC) The corn holt
is to havo some old time politics
in its I!i:i0 primaries, with regular
republicans in four states itching lo
oust, progressive .senators wlios
terms expire,
i-'ive republican and one demo
cratic incumbent of the pralrlo. re
gion seek to keep "l S. senate"
on their letterheads.
(.leorge W. Norris of Nebraska,
Thomas I . Schall of Minnesota,
William II. M (-.Master of South Da
kota and James Coiizeus of Michi
gan are progressives; Charles K.
Honeou (lf Illinois is a regular and
Han Stock of Iowa a democrat.
chief of the progressives is Nor
ris, mid in Nebraska tho fight is
likely to bo the hottest.
Norris, who opposed President
Hoover in the HHJS campaign, had
intended retiring from tho senate,
bat a throat of the adminlstralixo
forces to run Sam MeKolvie, for
nier governor and now member of
the farm board, changed his plans.
McKelvie and Norris aro the hlt-t.-rest
of political oin-mies. Mark
MOM'N POP
FRECKLES AND HIS
f V.'E'QE. JUVT W DON'T MG WOUND 'l f VJtLL.tN SV1TE. OF k-L " TZE
r OFFONftUTTLE Y OttTHOtl WW BEHCHtS I (0UR NtNDy BBAG&tNG B1UT V LITTLE. V
3 TOUOFTIF. I TOO LOMG,C0LONCU. M HOVJ VOO'D BREW UP THIS T J
3, VK.-bEEYOO RF-MtMBtQ V0UW J SECOND CHILW00D TjOWNCt ,v-" ;
UTED BHeulTISM.yJ' I ,LF-THftT THE OLD COLOHEU )
..rr J l STILL HMIGIUG &.RO0ND hKS'
( YOU MIOOLOMT CAP.E TO ) WAT FCQ.? 1
LOOk; AT Af-V FAWOOS ) SA1
MAMO A5A1.-J, V1OOL0 S THAT'S OLD
i
m1
1930.
Woods, Lincoln lltirdneKRutan.
arouwd intoryHt hi his rforl tr
draft (ien. ivrshliik' for the race, j
Warming up for tho Michigan
smliir h (lov. .-rMl Croon, who
has nut announced an Inu-nlluii to ;
oppoo t'ouzt'iiH. hut Is being urged
to do so. Coiii'iis h popular li.
Wayno county nml iMrnit, where
ho formerly wa mayor, ami the
Oul-Hialo problem would ho b I
ovorenmc a heavy Wayne county
plurality.
j 'lov. Theodore rhrlstlanson is re-
Carded us a certain opponent of
Senati.r Schall, whose blindness
has not hanipered him (n pnlltiis.
'hi:istiansou ami Hchall long havo
hoeii hitior political onomie.i.
None han appeared to oppose "
JovialTaft Fights Cheerfully .
In South To Regain His Heath
I'.y I.. A. (trophy
. (Al I'eatnro Service Writer)
WASlllNtJTON (AI'J With the
sati'ie cheerful attitude that has
'ruled bis life, William Howard
Talt. chief justice of tho fulled
Slates, is fighting In regain a work
ing portion of the abundant health
"that carried him through u.puMIc
i career without parallel.
-Mr. Tart was perceptibly III
iwhen he entered a hospital here
I for treatment before going to
Ashevllle. X. I., where he now Is
making apparent progress,
i lb- was well enough, however.
;to walk to-the receiving room of
'tile hospital, and ho said to the
'attendant, wi;h a chuckle:
. "Well, young lady, have you a
j room for me?"
; M r. Tafl has been a part of
i Washington life so long that tho
'capital's concern over his recent
acute illnesses i was almo-st a
Uaugible thing..
i Ho was just 32 when ho came
hero In I Sin i as solicitor general
,Of the Tnilod Slates.- In the years
!up to and Including his tenure of
i tho white house ho was a perni;:
i nent and seml-permanout Wash
lingtonlnn, until In ltH'l ho moved
lo tho capital as chief justice of
FRIENDS
OU-eiTT TfA
IT OrlCE-
OUT OUR WAY By Williams
, y : ( prwaYe suluv)M, T"
O CHARCat. Squaos -fv-lE MA0 ie OFF j . ...
-1 BAWOMETSj 1 LEFT M "TO DAW , ,0 .I'LL V
7ccc.-LV ! ti HO ! JU Hve To Av vou
i Reef!: V --- xo "TAKE. THE BABIED
j -WAR'' COLLEGE- if ' ; j.nZ.s,
rxa. U. 6. PAT. OFT. -rue Ooa Robber, o.
To SS IT MomI -"VSR J AW) THOOSHT
FOR Terl CErJTS
TUS UO OFF
mt
rrf ', d
a i. i i .1
m
LA
Jlc.MiiHter In tho Houth Dakota PfN
niary. ...
In Illinois, iVneon faces a con
tent hi tho primary with Ituth
llanna Mccormick, inomhor of con
gress and daughter of Mark Hun
na, as IHs'oppunont. This jirimary
Ik dramatized by tho fac that Mrs.
McCormli'k would oven u score by
winning, us 1 1 neon dofoaloil hor
lab- husband, u hon ho whh a mom
her of tho senate.
iieck, who gained htk sont ax thot
ri-siilt of an oleotton contest with
Senator Smith W. hrookhani lias
no otiponont in tho primary. - Kop.
L. J. Pickson antl llo', John llain
ni II I aro listed, as ro publican op-:
trants In the primary. . '
the lTnited Stales, -.imlcr nppolnt
ineiit of President HardinR.
j It has only beei In recent -years
. I hat illness has laid a detaining
hand on the Taft activity. Th
chief justice was forced to give up
j his almost daily walk to the su
' promo court.
Pedestrians who had come to
know and venerate the man strid
ing along with a smile of common
1 companionship that encompassed
Mho great, tho near great ami the
' unobtrusive, felt his absence
I keenly.
When the chief jusiico was too
ill to Journey at all lo court, the
'capital folt another loss, for then
lit was denied an umialdo glimpse
lot' him riding up Pennsylvania ave
nue, in the morning and down in
the late afternoon.
Tho TaH chuckle and the Taft
cheer inako friends and admirers a
'legion hard to count.
It was as a walker in Washing
tonit is two miles from tho Taft
i homt to the supremo court that
!hts humauiiess host boon me pub
licly known. Ho never became lm
patient with the carious who spoke
j to him,.- and he never f::iled to
salute a friend.
Salvatore ( 'ortosH Homo corre-
MOM TURNS
STRIKING UP A
CUACGlrV SAV- X JUST:
I TAk ) OF SOV,THWS
.
1 N-V UCAO
I. T i!a..i
eft
GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE,
spondent for Tin Assnetntorl l-r-n,
'walk tni,' tlowii a Washlnntpn troet, ;
;wns hailed by Mr. 'lft with:
'Hciiti thefe! How arf yon?
ilajn't you rint'inhor? I mct''j'oii
'15 years uku In ltoim"
! There Is tho classic- toVy of 'tho,
chief jusiico ami a painter. Tho i
workman, on a scaffold, failed 6
r fOKnlte the stout pedi ulan near'
his ladder iih lie dittpped u brush.'
"Hand It lu mo, will-, you.;
hmbly?" he queried.
"feriainly." rowpoadeil Uiy chief
jusiico of the I'niteil Hi ales. 1
Buck Appointed
Chief Forester
POKTHANH. Ore.. Jan. at.(AP)
Clarence J. ltuck, Portland, as
sistant district forester lu charge
of laud management, has received
notice of his appointment lu the
position of chief district forester,
March J, succeeding t M.. (Hunger,
who was appointed chief of I lie na
tional timber survey Maminry !'.
Since. (Irnnger's appointment to
Washington, Huck had bcon serv
ing as chief forester. Buck has
boon with the district forest office
.diieo 111 10. . ;
KAHPOl.lS I.KAVKS IIOMTI AI.
PORTLAND. Ore.. Jan. 31 CAP)
After spending the night at a
local hospital whore he was taken
following his collapse, In his match
with l-M (Stronglcr) Lewis Tuesday
night. Dr. Karl - Sarpolls. Ohio
wrestling medic, was around yes
terday. Tho doctor suffered rt dis
located vertebrae, which was snap
ped hack, into place.
,IOK CANTIU.ON Ji:.I
HICKMAN: Ky., Jan. 3 (Al')
Joo Cantillon. for ft 2 years a figure
lu the baseball world, died here to
day. Heath was the result of a stroke
of paralysis, suffered several days
ago.
MAX CAItKY SHiMll)
l'lTTHIWKCni.' Jan. Ill Al')--
, Ma; Carey, former outfielder of
tho IMttsburgh National league club
' today signed a contract lo coach
the I '(rates.
DETECTIVE
PARTNERSHIP
VtZBljOTNtT; K0N 3iST W WELL, WHILE VOU'VC BEEN LECP M I
TIME. UNDER TWE.MOON F0T LEAVE THIS il THE, WtTCH, I'VE BEEN OUT GE.TTIV1G j
THOSE TWO IVND HC OLD I TO ME.. .A . fkU EXE NO CM FULL OF WHKT ' ,
COLONEL. VM1LL COnt BkCW 00 CAN'T U NB WHO TVH5 COLONEL BONDV j
WITH M.L AUNT r.M'S MONEW PUSH- . V NND WE FOUND OUT PLEV1TY'.
WR&PPED UP IN K MMBIWE N-, i i , T :
LicEMSEuwowTsvnPTow9 T 7 A j I T?j '
VOO N0 A MAMNIOfieR
fCfi 10 MAU A FIRST
N
GARAGE
GOSSIP
H'liitcr Xtit Si Had live to ni Inches of snow, and the
I 'astern OrcK-nit motorists, bo- Kiades were from not hintr to -'
moaning tho cold weather of a ' I"''' cent. This was done In nino
week or two iiko. that froxe up hours using throe swampers In ad
tadlators and made it difficult to dttion to iho "t 'ulorplllar" driver,
irei tho car oporatimr, aro - this 1 K. t. MacOroggor is IngglUK Mtipor
woek lonrnlng of real winter con- , Intondeiit, John N.' Stewart, camp
dltlons. that Wosjorn' Orogoii ex- ' foronmn. and John 1'lgg, 't'aterpll
porlencod. Ono man who came liar" operator,
hove this wook drove froiu, Kugono
to Salem and had to abandon his
dltioti of tin' roads. Ho reported
that many cars there burned can- j
dies next to tho windshield to keep
Ice melted from the glass so as to
son' tho roadway. Personally, he
hail no onndlos so put first one
hand and then the other on the
K la sri. changing hands when one i
became too cold to remain there '
longer. And In Kugeno nml Cor- .
vn Mis mid other Western Oregon !
cities, people were traveling on ;
tho main roads mid streools via tc
skntes!
I toot rd to Klint At
The Hoise-Payotlo Lumber com
pany of llofso, nt their Calm rt on
cftnip IV-operatlng in "Caterpillar" j
tractors (nine ui h and six. 30s ),
NEW TODAY
TOtt S. I. K Silver VllKl ',liry
''hUth. I'.scil carfl whh 11 iu-w car
Ktmmntt'( ami a n'v "cur rr-c
Hcrvlc Chrysler KnraKc. i-l-lt
I'D II TltAKK AcrcaKO for town
prupvrty, m, (iruntle Inv. Co. .
. S-l-lf.
!) It HUNT Vcl. s pay moms,
ricati licl linen furnlshcu. close
In, N:M Adams, cor. of (ireen
woocl, 2-1 -It.
I'Oit HUNT I'Mim. apt. I.lirht ami
water fttrn. 'i I lis Adiuns. 1-I-M.
lirV, SKI.Ii. ItAISK, move Iioiibvs. i
ltent. jack screws. .Inlin Mars.
. 2 -1 -1 1. .
LOST Small leather hill fohl with j
hills. Kohl stainpcil "coiniill- I
menu or i'layle till Co." Ketuin
lo 14. ('. Tucliey for rewanl. ,
;-l-:t. !
FOR SALE
VOH SAI,K lUeil hahy bllim'.
isn.i'!j Adaiiifl ave. In
I'D It BAL.H Oooil, dry. lli-ln.
wood, also posts. 1'h. 11U-K.
MISCELLANEOUS
OLD TIMH DANCK Sat. lllftlit at
KiiKleH hull. 1-31-2 t.
ItOOM ANI 110AHI1 for one In
private liolile. i,anilly prlvllcKCS.
60C Adams. 1-ai-lf.
BI'WtAI Kelirnnry 1-2.
Oroalte Clennlnn Klnld. !i pt. 2c
flronlte CleunliiK l-'luhl, 1 pt. -12c
Oronllo Cleaning Klnhl,
per. Kill l.!ll
Cleaners Petroleum, (built), '
per. Kah Hoc
I'lOltKI.NS STAXDAUK STATION
Jti'tl Whlto and nine Dealer.
' 1-31-21.
ItKTTY'H MODI'; SHOl1 DesllfnlllK
new and ohl dresseH, rclltilng
coals. J'rompt service, SS5-.I.
1-27-0 t.
ItOCH'INli WOltlv Itepalr work
or any kind of a new roof. Cull
elms. Illltleliranil. U20-W.
1--1 nip.
llANO OF
MAHN106CR A
Vi7U TUC
HANOLt THIS
ITOJtR!!
Vis,
ti
MLASSIB
VI , ,
Ex
ORE.
has mad)' an unusual record for
other lumber men to shoot at, ac
cording lo the Huiuhiif Tractor
company. On Jan. 20 they sk bi
lled JI3.750 feet of yollow pllio.
conclsiltiff of 1IT Ihtrs on an nvor
agc haul of tin (I feet. There was
i Improvements .
' The Improvements at
tho
kins M-otor company are progress
j lag rapidly; part of the now floor
I was laid yesterday.
! Illness
Two of the employes at the Per
kins Motor company have return
etl to work after several days ill
ness. (Hon Smith, floorman, and
Ablon Parsons, shop foreman, arc
both Jiack at work.
Chevrolet Cars
Claude Puckott Is the owner of
a now Chevrolet couch Hold by the
l.arlsnn Chevrolet company. The
Oregon Trail garage also has pur-
chased two now Chovrolets from
tho Larisou garage and a Chovro
1ED AD
The Market Place of Union and Wallowa
Observer
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Rates
Count five nverntfo words
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l'er lino, 1st insertion lac
Per line, each added consec
utive Insertion 7c
Minimum charge, on ono
order 2."o
n.Ti:s 11V MONTH
2 lines, per month.. $2.f0
;t lines, iter month
I linos, per month $1.00
Ti lines, per month $l.?ft
Much additional lino over flvo
char trod uL TiOu per t Hue per
month,
CASH 1 T A P V A NC K Is re
quired on all ClasMlfleil orders to
earn 'these, rat on. HiK'hor rates
charged on all ereillt Insertions,
Copy for all Classified orders
must be In tills office by in A.
M. DA V JNMKUTIOM, Stop
orders on ad inserted until I'ui
iber notice must he received by
the sumo hour or extra insertion
will be charged.
Telephony orders solicited.
Cuwh ralea may be earned on
phono order by payment on or
before, dale of In.sl Insei'llou.
VHONM MAIN 37
"An (Jbserver Want Ad
Will Do U"
.'VPKWWTKKS I have all makes
of Portables, Underwood Ktnnd
ard, and several used machines
Kiiaranteed at uni'Ktiln prices.
Also al makes for rent. Jlxpert
repulrluK on short notice. 10. C.
Tuckcy, Itoom 1, over Sllvcr-Ihorn-WrlKht.
1-17-lm.
GRANDE MA'rrKliSfl Up
linlsterlnK & Rug meaning
Works. Phone 424-W. Chas. Ed
wards, Prop. 12-1-lm
MONEY TO LOAN We are repre
sentative (or the Pruduntlal In
surance Co., and can make farm
or city loans at attractive rates
of Interest. Chas. H. Reynolds,
Insurance, loans and bonds.
EASTERN OP.EOON School of
Music, violin, piano, voice. Cred
its. I. O. O. l' temple, 447-J.
9-24-1 m.
MONET TO LOA1S on improved
city proporty, straight loan or
Installment plan. Lowest rates.
United States Investment Co.
Hhonn Mnin 88. 8-1 8-1 m
By Blosser
V003S.1UAT SPOOU WSOS
PRSiDCNT,TO PtOPLC-,
By Cowan I
ILL COLLECT M0M7
luae -rue TueASuRv
FOR VOO SEE r ;T !
!; I. '
let' sedan was sold to William If.
JVrry.
Milpmcnt of Cars
Tho Ijirlson Chevrolet garage
soon will receive a- shipment of
cars. Including twit trucks, ami a
new typo of club sedan and a sport
coach, both inodcts have not been
ut tho local garage before.
New Olilsiiiohllo Coupe
Almlra Hale, of Walla Walla, Is
the purchaser of a new Oldsmobtle
coupe from the Oldsmobtle Sab s :
company,
Oranf Cultivation
Ornngc8 ard raised In tho son th
orn part of California, Klvlda. Ala
bama, Mississippi, lieorulii, l.otilsl
aim nml Tcmin, They are ion doll
cntn lo grow fai l her norlli than I lie
thlrlj -second parallel.
Handicaps to Friendship
riieiuNlilp is tun pitro n pleflsnre
for mind cnnkoreil with atuhlllmi
or the Itivt of power. JiiiiIoh.
Not Always a "Rivar"
Tho ultra in under Hie Natural
bridge, Virgin)"., is dlgnltled with
Hit mime of Cedar river. H Ik, how
over, for most of the year tilth
more than it rapidly llowlni; creeV,
Counties
FOR RENT
TO 1 1 HUNT Klsc room house wllh :
Karaite. Dull .Main. Call Main (!"S.
i i-3i-tr.
I'DIl ItHNM- -Deslrnhlo fllrnlslied 1
upt., l'rlKldulre, kui'iiko, Landls I
Court apts., cor. SpiitiK and Sec- i
nml St. l-31-ir.
i I'D 11 HUNT APU 2104 Klint. I
i-4-tr.
' -' r
; I'DK ItKNT G rm. modern hottso !
i at. ltllil Adams. Inq, 13U1 Cherry. I
I i-2s-tr. :
I'DIt HUNT Ono ruin, modern
apt. clirnu lu.. Sommor hotel.
1-22-t r,
TOIl KENT Kuru. houses and
upts., with bathi clean, qulot,
Itnr rates. Adulti. 1810 Groon
wood. T-10-lm.
.1.1 1
'
FREE
1930
.' With the purchase (if a lised car . .
. with an O.K. that counts .
Lanson Chevrolet Compantj
Used Car
Lot
407
Used Cars
PERKINS MOTOR CO
Main 500
ri
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Physicians & Snrgeoaa
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riijKlrian "nil Buivon
Office ami llonpltal ov.t tho Tiffin
Tul. Muln 678
i.er a. bodvt. n. n.
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Practice limited to dlieaiira of OK
lre, Kar, Noae and Throat
New f oley Tuli'phoM
llulldlliv Main la
STAGES LEAVE
From Corner of Elm and Jefferson
Wallowa Valley Coaches
Leave
La Grande for
4:00 p.m.
Makes All Main Line Connections.
For information call MAIN 799.
I!uy Kouml-Trip Tickets nml Save
Good for 60 Days.
Page Nino
Plaster Wall
Board
Plnstor Wall Board is
quickly and easily ap
plied. It's just the thing
to use in making an extra
room in the attic.
VAN PETTEN
LUMBER CO.
Phone Main 732
"Good Service Quick"
Astrologer
MRS. FREDERICK ' BAIiMES
101 N Ave., I.a Qrande, Or.
Readings dally.
Readings by Mull a Specialty
Wisdom demands that you
secure the services of ex
pert morticians who know
tho science and ethics of
their profession and who
have demonstrated their
capacity and ability!
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Snodgrass
& Zimmerman '
Phone Mam 62 . m .-
License
Main 508
Fir St.
4th and Adams
Osteopathic Physician
i. u iiroLB, n. o.
AIlUAltBT IMULB. 1). O.
General practice and the "I'oat
BrbTEM" (or fallen urcho.
Bommer Telephone
Uulldlng- . Main ll'o
mt. J. TVO(i)i:i.r.
ClllltOI'IIACI-IO iiivnu;ia
OliK'r tiii'thoilH tipfillcd, JM.'itlienuy,
llllltra Vlolt-l Huy, Kooil Scli'iici),
MluUHOlilul unii Cinhuul.siii. Foot
troulilrs. oorreclcil.
20 Sointin r Dl.lif. I'honii 4D7-W.
Urn. 9-B, 7- lti. l!i-V.
Joseph 8:45 a. m., :
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