Wednesday, February 5, 1930
Page Four
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVE!. . LA UKAWUtt, KK. , i i
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Jl MARINO AND 1IKEDI.VO Take heed therefore hott- ye
hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall ho given; nnd whosoever
hulh not, from him ahull bo taken even thut which he aeenieth
to liavo. 1Uko 8:18.
Abe Martin
Cort
'l!h wage ' sin mi; illstruce
ful oiiislilcilii' l In- brand ' bandit
ry we're .glltln' Oietw daya. .Mur
rylii is ticklish business. I.lhhie
I'nrvliiiu-o, who got nuirrled Jest
li keep from belli' mi ole maid,
wantH her pre war name hack.
Electric food for the future, predicted by a scientist, won't
be the first instance of shocking meals.
When you graduate from the school of experience nobody
gives you a sheepskin.' You arc glad to have saved some of
your own.
We may live longer if we live more slowly, as a philosopher
suggests, but in that event we never would catch up .with .1
lot of things that make life worth living at all.
THE OPEN
COURT
COimEBl'ONDFNTS MOST
HUH.MIT THEIR NAMES TO
THE EDITOR IP THE DE
BIKE LE1TEH8 PRINTED.
The job of being chief justice of the supreme court is a big
responsibility. Presidents and those who might have been
presidents are preferred candidates. The new chief, Charles
Evans Hughes, qualifies in more ways than one. No jurist
in the country could better fill the shoes of Mr. Taft or better j u,oroughruro of our city.
lend the same quality of dignity and respect to the office he
vacates. ,
To the Kdllor:
Once again ruin has fallen, nnd
tinee again V: avenue la a hoc
wallow, both ends miller than the
middle. A few loads of coarse
gravel dumped - onto the road
would fill up the bail places mak
ing It firm for travel.- .
m Grundu has a elly commis
sion of unexcelled business ability
and a city manager second to none
In Oregon, yet V avenue remains
li manure I" truffle, li menace to
life, il hog wallow when ruin falls.
Hid some passerby lose a mon
key wrench In the cogs of the city
machine?
Verily hopo deferred maUeth
the heart sick. And so does a hog
wallow In the moat important
I,. GAItltlCK.
The world has always been in need of men to do the things
that could not be done. The need is as great today as ever.
When Columbus started out to sail around the globe men
laughed at him and declared it could not be done. Columbus
did not succeed, but he proved that the thing could be done.
When Samuel Morse started to transmit messages between
distant points by means of a private wire people said it could
not be done, but Morse proved differently. Fifty years "later
Marjoni showed people how to talk through the airwithout
Month Good One
For Logging In
Wallowa County
Ily (;. .'. .Meek
(Observer t'orrespondent)
WALLOWA, Ore. (Special) The
month of January has been one
, of the best for logging In this
community experienced in a niini
' ler of years, according to loggers.
James Crowley, who. has been log-
even the use of wires. Edison achieved two things that most ging "ear Muxviiie until recently
people declared to be impossible when he used electric cur-; iI1Blu1 t.lt ' section, lie rc-
l-r.nl: in nrnrllirn 1 in-lit and when he l'ODlOtluCed the SOUlld of norls that the snow has not been
., , ' .. . .. ... , ,i r 4l. i',-, lover I'll Inches deep at any lime
II1U I1UIIIUII VUICU. OIULIUII JJi(llllco uic ul t,uv mijuo'
siblcs."
George Cheney, amiable editor of the Enterprise Record
Chieftain, seems to question the truth 'of temperature re
ports from La Grande. "There is much curiosity," he says,
"not to say skepticism, about the minimum temperatures
reported from La Grande every winter. The public is
puzzled to know how it happens that the thermometer stands
at zero in La Grande and at 21 below at Island City and
Imbler, at 26 below nt Pendleton and 34 below at Elgin.
Another oddity is the way Wallowa county temperatures arc
read from, La Grande. From that distance a telescope is 1
. the instrument which should be used, not a magnifying
glass." George, maybe you're right. It certainly feels colder
than it is sometimes. Hut we aren't consciously hushing up
any California earthquakes on you. VA government ther
mometer is, after all, just a government thermometer. And
having lived with it a long time we no longer expect it to
agree with the unofficial and more sensational variety to be
found at Island City, Elgin and Enterprise. From those
communities we take the railroad reports for want of gov
ernment records and any railroad man will tell you it has
been, cold enough in all directions the last few weeks. What
are ten or fifteen degrees between friends, anyway? Espe
cially when the difference is below the zero mark. When
it gets that cold, the exact temperature loses its importance
with most of us and the calendar commands our attention.
Calendars can't well be questioned and next June we'll all
be comfortable again. j
TO PRISON IN KOI K MONTHS j
There is a striking illustration of the difference between ;
the British and American administration of criminal law in
the conviction and severe punishment of Clarence 11a try and ,
three of his business associates within four months after the
exposure of the financial fraud perpetrated by thorn.
Their devious financial operations resulted in losses estim
ated at tens of millions of dollars, but neither these impos
ing figures nor the high station these men had occupied in
the business and social realms lent them special advantage
once they were haled before the bar of English justice.
Several men equally prominent in finance nnd society faced
similar charges in the United Stales a year or so ago.
Brought before the bar of American justice they were able
to stave off final judgment in their case for mouths and
when sentence was finally imposed one escaped with only
the disgrace of Ins male-factions nnd upon the others the
heavy hand of the law dropped relatively lightly in contrast
with the penalties being paid by the Hairy group.
Four months from affluence and honor to the stone pile in
England. And instead of popular acclaim as "Napoleons of
finance" their lot was hitler condemnation by both the
court and the people. As Will Rogei-s remarks, the disarma
ment delegation might well spend some time studying the
ways of English justice while they are in London.
uiul l)'lntf light imkI dry Iiiih been
no. lilntlniiwii to skidding or eut
tinjr. W. GetthiKH timl .son, who
( Im've Ihhmi IokkIiik In the I'ppi-p
V-hiHlii-y I'i'LM'U m-i-tlon, nru ri-port-
imI lo lio pi-oRi-i'snlntf fairly wolf,
with tho exception of bring 'laid
OCT for a tVw days durlncr tho nasi
vek wJillo Uio truck with vhitdi
Ihvy liuvo burn hauling tho lops
to thd railroad Iiito hits ix-en
hroko down. Klmcr Oaborn and
brother "Slnuly" Unborn and
Olonn Kntrllsh. of l'arnh creek
havo been eiiKHRed In loKKlntr In
tho South Kork canyon during tho
pant Ht'veryl week a nnd report
onditlotin very good tnero ior
luiririni: until the nofl weather of
tho Jailer part or t ho week ulnce
which they havo been laid off.
Hoy Kchaeffer. of Lower Valley.
Iiiih been quite HI tho past few days
Niillerhiir fronu an attack of ap
pendicUlx. Re 1 reported consid
erably Improved nnd aide lo bo up
and around again.
JainoH lYowley was a La Grande
hUHincN.t vlsltnr tho last f the
week. ' .
.Many of tho rnrinern over th"
cciiununlty have been taking ad
vaniaKo of the good Hleddlne dur
ing tin- pas! two weeks In getting
up their year'n supply of wood.
Typical March wealher has pre
vailed over tbtrt .Ncrtloii of the
country during the past, two day.
Kxtremoly warm weather togothr
with frequent ralna htivo painted
tho Know to melt away rapidly and
ull Htimll eanyona coining down
from tho higher Hectioim of the
country wero running large
branch en of muddy water on Sat
urday. The nnow varied in depth
of from 6 to 2 JnchcM, howevor,
hIiico tho nreltlug has been In prog
reHH tho Know ut the dee petit places
hua Kettled to only a few JiicIich
deap. Tho Htock water Nhortago,
which JifiH been a hoi-Ioum one at
many of the farina In the dry
farming arenn (a ended now. Many
n( the wella which have been gulte
low Irice early In the Hummer have
filled brim-full within tho punt 2
bourn. I'raetlcally all tho' miow
ba been melted oTf tho roads In
tho valley section and wheeled rlgn
nru being lined for hauling feed,
etc. The auow Ih Htill plentiful
enough to make, fair Hlelghlng on
hoiiio of the roads In tho higher
sect ion A. Reports from farmers
In various parts of the commurw
Ily teil of improved conditions of
tho livestock slnco tiio Vcuthor 1ms
become warmer. In most instances
tho stock ure said to bo gaining
flesh again and not nearly us
much feed is being required to
keep them satisfied. Many say
that during the extreme cold spell
they found it pructicully lm.po;i
idblo to keep enough feed out for
tho stock which wero being fed
outside. There la a much greater
i waste of feed at thla. time than
! when tho weather conditions were
i drier because of the feed being
i trampled Into tho wet snyw. J-'.
' J. Weinhard of Jry creek was a
huslnesH visitor In town tho last
of tho week and reports stock on
his farm doing well. Ho has been
building a sheep shed to bo used
In lambing out a band of ewes
which will start lambing during the
latter part of the month. A small
amount of lambing Is being done
at a few of tho farms over the
community although no large num- ;
her will begin lambing until the
la-st of the month. A considerable
amount of hay-is being hauled
from some, of tho farms in the-'
valley with some being hauled to
some of the famns In tho hills.
Willi tho winter season quite well
advanced und tho greater part ot
tho stock still in good condition
It is felt that thero will be plenty
of hay for all needs In this com
munity, even if the spring should
prove to be a late one.
Mruco ('ok returned homo from
Portland Sunday where he has
been for tho past several days at
tending a convention of retull
hardwaro dealers held there.
Leltoy l'lass and family and
Mrs. Cllies I'lass or Knterprise were
visiting with relatives here Sun
day. F. A. Downing, of Leap, haa
been busy the past several' days
hauling hay h-oin the valley to his
farm for feed for his herd of dairy
cow s.
Cleorgo f'ole.mnn, of I'owwatka,
was a business visitor In town the
early part of tho week. He re
ports a Toot or moro of snow In
that section. 1
Juo Keagins w ho Jive , at., tho
former K. W. He.skott farm in the
Leap community recently Install
ed a phone at his farm connect
ing with farmers lino No. S which
exlenilM from Wallowa Into that
community.
Duano I-hthrnp. of Parsnip
creek, was delivering soiao fat
lings to- Kvaus Ue latter part of
the week for shipment with the
Wallowa County Marketing as
sociation. Souio who have been
feeding bunches of hogs during
tho past few weeli
weather lm' boon; qtilto cold iwiy
that they have made but little
gain. Tho cold weather haa also
been very hard on young stock
bogs, slowing up their growth to
a considerable extent.
John Couch, of Leap, finished
hauling his hay from the Lostjno
community tho last of tho week.
Hoy Oastin, of Leap, was a buni
ness visitor In town tho latter part
of tho week. .
Jti iK'O (''isher, of Leap, and oth
er farmers of that community who
havo' not been able to find all of
their horseH which were ranged In
the timbered areas during tho
summer havo been busy recently
In an effort to find the balance
of tho stock. Slnco the fall of
snow In tho limber covering the
feed the horses have mostly all
come out and In some instances
aro said to be badly scattered
over the country making It quite
difficult to get them all gathered.
T. O. Johnson haa been busy the
past week hauling logs from the
Maxvlllo section-into town with
his truck.
Tom W'ootin who Is employed by
tho Wallowa Hardware company
hero left by auto Sunday for Spo
kane where he will attend the Im
plement num'a convention thero
during tho first three days of this
week.
Drawing Frost
Gradually From
Valley Ground'
Ily .Mis. C. M. H"l '
(Olim ivur Corriwpondenl) j
I.MIii.UK, Ore. (Siniiul) Tlie
HoviTu wlnli r K wilhiT of lust !
wuuk huB tuUi-n a very 8lrlnff-liko i
turn. Tim wurm BUiwhlne and
rnlllnii nilnii huvo melted the
wiou-, innkliiK much water which'
Ik HtundinK on Ihu Hurfuce us the i
frozen Kniiind will not permit II lo
Mink into the woil, thoiiKh nonie of
the runners report II is Rradunlly
(Jrawinjr the frost from the uround.
The Imbler lilah school basket
ball team ttis badly beaten Sat-in-day
lilnht by the Haines team.
The Kitmo as played on the Imb
ler floor.
There Is still considerable Illness
either of bad colds or flu. Charley
l.cu ls Is buck in school after a two
weeks absence.' .Madeline Oliver Is
sllll, absent havlnl! suffered n re
lapse. Her lather. It. M. Oliver,
Is also 111 of flu. Willie Fries has
been absent from school for two
weekfi on account of. the Illness of
bin father. Henry Ml I'YIes, who is
quite ill at his home In tho I'leau
aul (.rove district.
William I'ark Is now quite 111 of
flu. Wayne Turk has just re
covered from tin- same nmlndy.
('Icon Klmer whose home Is nt
l.osllne Is vlsltlnu with relatives
In this community. He is now. at
tho home of Ills sister, lira. A. K.
! I. a n man.
. No. 3 Marion Johnston froze one of
The personal exemption under his finders quite badly during the
the revenue act is $150(1 for a sill- recent (told weather but is utfuln
Kle. person or $35110. for married able to be ut work.
persons living together. Also a lax- ,f. (.'. Lewis spent last week
payer may claim tiW for each per- working on the J. Dobbins barn
soil dependent upon him for chief near Ui Grande but this week will
support if such person Is under IS spend most of his time in l.a
years of age or incapable of self- Orande where he Is serving on the
support because mentally or phys- jury. .Marion Johnston is also act-
ically dftfoctive. Such dependent Jm- as juryman' this week. . .
need not be a relative of the tax- The .Ladies' A Id t will meet at
payer liol- it melnber'Of his house- the home of Mrs. Kllie Welch
hohL The lerin "mentally or phyVl- Thursday of this week,
cally defective" Includes not, only MKs Karnelit was sick and un-
erjpples und those nlentally defec- able to meet her classes in the
live but persons In ill health and )t..., nclinol last Friday,
thonged. Mr. Johnston, also a teacher In
Kroqu-cntly the question Is asked., tho high school, spent I he wcel:r
"Why Is a return demanded when end visiting In Walla Walla,
ihu i soiiHl exeiiintion and credit; Mr. and .Mrs. Chick (.'leaver and
for dependents amount to more ! children and Mr. and Mrs. ('..,'. !
il,.,.. ii.n nei Income and thus re- ! Wielch were dinner guests Hun-1
fleets a nontaxable return?" Theidav at the II. A. Watson home.
filing of a return that shows no j (leorge Hardy Is sending n
v li,,l.mtv however, in not a ! shinuient of hogs to the Grande j
useless procedure aa far as the j Hondo .Meal company, of l.a
Itureau ot Internal Kevenue is;Orundo. Mr. Hardy Is now acting
concerned. In many cases such as local buyer tor ine coinp.ius
returns are found upon examina
tion not to bo nontaxable, as claim
ed by Iho person filing the return.
If the amount of personal exemp
tion nnd credit for dependents
claimed Is more than he wasen
tltled to under .tho law. such
amount is properly reduced to the j moot
amount allowable ami mere is ui
closed a tax liability.
INCOME TAX
FACTS
LA GRANDE
STORE
irNlCWEST & CO.
DASHING NEW PRINTS
ARE "SMART" FOR SPRING
There's no question about it "Prints arc the
thing for Spring!" Prints of every descrip
tion in bright or - subdued shades are style
right! And this price ol ?18 for these new
frocks is price-right!
I
while the
I'lO.N'KKIt 1IHS
OI'I'H'l'.HS SLAIN ItY KKHUI.S
MKXICO CITV, Feb. 4 (Al'
During a rodeo nt Ixhaulanclllo,
Vera Cruz, a band of agrarians
headed by the mayor of the town,
turned on a federal troop detuch-
nd killed Colonel Herman
Kgildo. Uosas, Captain Zenon l.on-
zales and one sojdler. I'roops
rough t off the attack and captured
six of their assailants.
Importation of tho sires was the
result of 15 years' experimentation
by Hright and II. K. Goodno or l.a
Hello. The latter once was a part
ner of Henry Ford In a similar
project.' "
Hright's experiments showed
that the sires stanij) their average
weight of 2 1 00 pound on tho
progeny, Willi the result that small
hali'-wild Florida, cattle, weighing
around 1-UO pounds, frequently
brought a first generation weigh
ing ISdll pounds.
HliODINO, Cal.. 7'el. 5 (API
JameH Mullen. SO. pioneer Mhasta
counly business man. died nt lus
home here, last night arter a long
period or Illness. Mullen, who
came to California In IKutl, oper
ated a livery and feed business here
for years. He is survived by two
sons and a daughter.
SACiri:i rn'i.LM of Hindis'
'I I f 1 : 1 V 1 : ON I'LOItlDA LAND
HltlGHTOX. Flu. AP Thirty
(hc Hurina bulls, the humped ani
mals held sacred by Hindus, have
been Imparled to head the 10IHJ
he.'id beef cattle herd owned . by
.lames VI. Bright.
" New!.. ,
FANCY TURKISH TOWELS
Good size, good weight towels with green,
blue or pink stripes.
10c
Cold Weather
Weather
Children Like This
Safe Prescription
I'nuglis nnd fcore Throat Itvllurwl
Almost Instmitly
Slop children's coughs and sore
throats befni't; these ailments lend
lo dangerous ills. Thoxlne, a doc
tors prescription, now assures re
lief within 15 minutes to children
as well as adults without the (lun
ger 111 the list of patent medicines
containing harmful drugs.
Thoxlne works on a different
principle, goes direct to the source
of trouble and relieves the Irrita
tion which causes the coughing and
sore throat. Ideal (or children be
cause It is safe and does not have
the usual "nasty-niedlclne" taste.
No gargling. Just ask for Thoxlne
put up ready for use In 35c. 6Uc
and I.OO hollies. Money back if
not relieved. Sold by lied Cross
lirug store and all other good drug
stores. Adv.
SERVICE
That riciiscs is Our Aim on
LIGHTING
IGNITION
STARTERS
ISATTERIKS
MAGNETOS
GENERATORS
S?47 is Old Gold
IlMli op YOUR 128
i m
so
All Work Fully Guaranteed
Automotive Electric Co.
213 Greenwood riione M. 520
Across from L. W. Week's, Chrysler Dealer
There's only one problem in selling oi l) ;olds.
, . . how to get yon to smoke the first few packages.
After that, everything is easy. For OLD coi.D Is so
obviously smoother ... so much better . .
superior in its clean, ripe tobacco . . . that it wins
you over without a struggle. This isn't boasting.
This is just the selling history of oi l) uoi.I).
BETTER toii.u'.cos . . . that's what swept it to
national favor in three years.
BETTER
On yvuf Kta-Ji'u ,
TOBACCOS .... mt th d'rfftrtnct
not a cough in a carload"
OLD COLO-WLL WiKTt.MAN HOLR. Paul Whiten.-, Uh his complct. orcbftm . .. cry Tuolay, 4 , H p. M., Ewtcrn Standard Tim.