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Friday, February 14, 1!)30 Page Four LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVE LA GRANDE, ORE. (lnoorported) All Independent Neirapapfli1 .FIIANK II. API'MCIiY , Idltor and l'ubUntier ......... If ul iwmh .Ma tltiR of HAItVKV F. MATT1IKWH I'llhllshcd nvfnintfH, except Sunday, at 1-1 1 fl A'liiinH Ave mm, Uh firm. He, Ori'Kon. Tho Observer-Star published every Frfdny. Kntercit (it llio PfM of (U:ti of I iriMl Oregon, uh tieuond Clnnrt Mall Mutter under at;t Al'H'ch I?!'- Ol'l-'H'JAL iWlMIIl'DK ITNIOV CiU'NTY AND TIIM I'lTV OK JA (il(ANI)W MIOMIWIl OK AHHfKTATIJD I'ltKHH Thfl Aflfloclnlcrl I'riiHM In exclusively eiiUlh-d In iimd tor public- ' (Ion of all ir'Wn (IlKpiilchi'-H credited lo II or nut riilicrwiiai ci'ddllwl It iitlhllHlifd In-reln. All rights of n-imMlcalloii of snoebil dls- pMellCH 111 Dill jtlljll-r, It lid 11 10 IImI'IochI IH-VVH llttltiill II I HO (HO reserved. ' National Advertising llcproHcntntlve M. C mouhnhkn '., m. Bri Franelaco, J,o Ambles, Sfitltlp, J'urlland, Chlcnffo. Jjntrolt, New Vork .11 ii 1 1 SUIISCnil'TION HATKS Hy currlrr Dally, per month In ndvntico Dully, six months In iiilvitiico tunny, aingie copy II" nniiy, pnr moniii in nuviint e Dully, per six months In advance Dully, per year In ihIvhihmi Vfllily,' Ohte.-rver-Siar, p:r year ADVUItTIHIN'U UATKS - , Dlsplriy, forolKn. pnr column Inch. .'. Display, locul, per column inch - 'VI 11)0 COIllrilCt JH'ICCH Oil lllilIl(loll. ..H.r, ... &u fiflri ...!() U ho 11 ' it. I ..42o ..tiiO WIT.NKHKHH When t tic- t'oliifiirtor Is t-iimo, whom I will Hi'nil until you mini Hip IVillur, ovon tho Hilrlt of triilli. which ! prtii'Pi'ilotli fliiill tin' Kntlior, hi .thall tpsllf)- if mo: Ami '( nlmi shall hour m-IIiipss, hop.-iusp yo have boon with mo from llio lio , Mln nl in.-. Inliii 15:2ii, 27. V The groundhog may not be us efficient as a weather pro phet im he used to he. Tulips have already pushed through the soil n half inch or more and yesterday's snow disappeared with a nice spring- ruin. .-'Portland has discovered that several thousand dollars in fines have not been collected following criminal convictions. It has one advantage over Chicago, however, and that is that it got the convictions. If that famous city of crime could get both convictions 'and fines, maybe the present financial dif ficulties would hot be quite so serious. Building activity is not only going to be ahead of last year iti volume In La Grande but it has s'tarted off much earlier than usual. Two business structures are already well under way with concrete work started. Three more, not including the new railroad Btalion, will be begun within the next thirty days. The station should be started about the same limfc. Several other structures will go up before the summer is over. All of which points to u good year for the building trades and constitutes new evidence of .wide-spread confi dence in the future of La Grande and its rich territory. 1 A elm.mUaiiifiWHuwwi 'nK'nbewliipiet)HU 4 wim . two to ten dollars a nionth, depending on the estimated benefit of the individual business firm. No business or professional mana and no property owner can fail to receive benefit from the work of the chamber. Even in the minor role of a community clearing house, the chamber of commerce saves ntkmey every year for every business firm in town. In its community development work it makes money for its mem bers in protecting present advantages and providing new ones. Yet some firms, according to the secretary, are reluc tant to pay dues enough of them to make several hundred dollars on the books lit past due accounts. And the Union county chamber of commerce is financially efficient. It cut its budget this past year nearly fifteen hundred dollars while dying excellent work. It spends less than neighboring com munities for similar work. Surely failure to belong or failure to. pay dues promptly is a thoughtless policy that most firms will be glad to correct. CITIKS HAVIO CKED1T PHOHLIOMS, TOO Municipal finances have nnny angles that make running the city's business anything but a picnic sometimes. Most people tiike it very much for granted that there is nothing to it except collect the taxes and keep expenditures within the approved budget, f'.ut it isn't that simple. Taxes are like some merchandise bills. They are paid when it is convenient and neglected when not. That applies especially to the assessments due from improvement district in which prop erty owners owe for sidewalks, paving, sewers, lighting improvement, etc. Under the law bonds are issued to itermil (he property owner to pay for his share of the improvement over a period of ten years, the theory being that the city can pay off the bonds as the property owners pay off their assessments. The difficulty arises when the city is forced to pay tho bonds while the property owners allow their assessments to become delinquent. Ootids are paid readily enough, the money being appropriated temporarily from other sources. Then the city assumes the position of the merchant who has accounts receivable that are past due. The city must carry the delinquent property owner on the books and try to get the assessments paid as rapidly as possible. If the municipal authorities are persistent collec tors, tho money comes in slowly. And finally the property owners that are slowest in their payments are advertised and the property may finally be taken over by the city to satisfy the improvement debt. The whole process, however, requires much bookkeeping and no snfall amount of effort to see that the bond owner is paid promptly and the property owner allowed the convenience of extra credit. In most in stances the delinquency does not indicate an inability to pay but can be blamed on carelessness. If the city is not actively soliciting the delinquent property owner, it is easy to over look the obligation. When they go after it, the money conies in quite readily. Which indicates that a definite and con tinuous system of collection on delinquent assessments would not Iw a bad thing. The successful merchant employs such a system and keeps his old accounts to a minimum. Perhaps if he had a good piece of real estate as security, as the city does, he wouldn't be so careful of credit, but careful collect ing is good business in any event. HAROLD LLOYD MAKES LOCAL BOW IN TALKIES hohhip of the" imitn office of tlw W'lMit in rnion Te)Knih coinjmny at Couj-'rcsH nm Shelby utrettH, A lIlllOlllUlll U'lHI HttUU'llt to hnlt the fl.M-lnj; nifti wiih unumlcd twlco 'IViilny ii Idler liln uH u lank full o' fins, (wo lifiiiilMti'Kcr Niml ulclicM, put IiIh nir In n ilmvil (mm K'liriw. nil' lithe Ills xh't to a luiiHlr.tl mm eriil, UilUo, fcr hit If o' lint we uscil l pay to m-i a "Xciv Vork mic'W "I'vo uali ...I II..T rnocs .in' rn.il,.., . UK-.- N v om(.UNH H (Ap) hull', tilll. I li.ll.ll icour l ho ,,. ,.., ,,. ...ll,o I in' i.imi..' 'm ",,,.,,,.,,.,,.,. ,.ri,., ,,vi x-limil tins," suhl Mm. l-.il AllltW, ,,..,,,,, ..,. , l. . , . . 'Hint tlH- Of I be Hil'oc rnliliiq'H who . day, A itvltn' fwapi d iiImu in bci'v.il tt iinv , Ifinold l.loyd iiiinlc IiIh inlllnl been shoi. .ii.f.irilin' hi Iji (liandi y. Mtcr-, Tho men encaped wllh aboiil day III a Inlklf, and Iilx fan T'oIIcp fny they arc tho name and they are many are more eon- oiii-h who held up the office in : vjnei-d than ever that he a the day a'n. j Tiintf of tailKh-hiakerH. He look The dead an- .D'HM I,. ratlin, 3S. f tho leading part In 'U'elcoin an operative nf (he Amerieati SUM i I ifiiiKer" it the' A i cade and hU an- 'A larni company; .(ohn- K. Scott,' AH; Hen, titiun, and excellent ha ml Hut alio! her opcrallve of the eumpany of dlfflcuH HfliiatfonH kept the ami the unidentinefl robber wlm dudleiieo In 'ii hllal-lmiM uproar police way took hhi own Jiff wllh niilieli of the" (iine. tho film he had lined lei shoof Scott The comedy klutf ha Hie repu- and t'atlln a moment' befure. The t.i ton of FrlrKUx more mlKlnal man had been woundfid HeVbniHly I untot than any othrr, and hi' up- by the KirardK. , I held IIiIk ;ih( nit'ht ulfh a iiiinib.r The wounded patrolman in .To of new HinntM. t-ejih II. Kails, 'i, of cMilral ta- i The play kIvph him the role of I ion. tho won of a famniiK police chief ' and he trlea to live up a hix f,-,th- f IIOIihKllS Uh?r ir C'KNTS 1-nitTLAXIi, Ore., Feb. 14 (AI'J Four ii n iib-nt Iff ed men enterod the home of Alike FcIiihIc early to day, bound two of Km occupantH hand and, foot, hmded the re,s denen, then lefl with )ut Iffl contM. I'eter .Milla.s, a roomer and John I'eriiHle 'u'l'i't.' tied wllh their be!in after .MillaK went to (lie door to find a revolver shoved into hl.s midriff. beach, and lliij;h".s wan denounced an an exponent- of the name vb-w. Thcfr Hlrelljilh J nrrcafdnu. Ihft oppOHitlon iinivi'i first of al) III carry the ileUite over mil II to i u'k reputation and how. IJoyd Is Kiiiporled by an excellent ca-a. Much of 'the action Jk In the rhlnatotra of a Ifirtfo Faclflr oily. A motion by Senator Norrf to iveew over niulit wan di l'eatt-il il to j. Then a motion to xend the nomination buck to the judic iary commitleo was Ion! 4!t to .'ft. and immediately alteruard tile nomination wtin confirmed. Tile final roll call Oil UllKlieh' confirmation follmiH, l-'or cont'irinallofi. ItepublicaiiM !llen, Maii't. HiiiKli;im. ('upper. Dale, Denrcn. i.ch, (Kllett. (flriin. (luff, (io'd.vbOro. (lonbl. fheene. ; flrunilV. Kale. Hastim-H. Hnlfied. " Herbert, .Tones, Kean. Feyew, .Mc-l UU'ltHS OF A ItOMANTlCIST ('ulloeh, .McXary. Oibfle, Falter- ! f there were tlo romance, there oit. I'hipp. Fine. Schall. Short- ! would be no 'millinery bill and no rhlKe. Smofit, stelwer. Sullivan, I money Hpent for powder and per Tboma.s of Idaho. TownKend, Van- f fume, den her,. Valcntl. Waterman and- If there were no roiuanee, then Watson :iS; deruocratH, AKhiirsi, would be no Milk Iio.se, no plucked I lark Icy, Itroiisyar d. ( "opeland. eyebrows, no beauty parlors. ' Fletcher. If'irrlKon, K e h d r I c It, 1 . f tfre were no romance, there liamsd' if, stecli,-Stephens. Swan- would be no fawclnatim; smiles, no son, Tfaniell. Va-,'iier and Walsh of ! Hitai'kllntf (-yes, im tenderly yearn- Successors to N.K.WEST & CO. NEW CURTAIN PANELS 2!4 yards long . $1.00 each Coolidge Has To Buy a Nigh tsh irt Id her lii.shiiiuf IIiIn liloi-uiiiK', i.h III Imi'.l Mii.mloil 111 rem. I i'.. Iut liit.no. MYSTERY OF OHIO BOY CLEARED BY TWO STATEMENTS Woman Races South In Chartered Plane (Continued fn,n Fago One) Hleepintf snrment was left out. j After HpondfriK a resilesH nlt-hl j trying to Kleep ih ii,(arnas in a New Orleaim hotel, the former i president called ' fr bell boy and appeared, lioth aur-cd that M,-l-sent hltn; out shoppln-,'. The boy via was whisked into the aiitomo r'efiirneil with a bundle. bile ami either choked or beaten .o MV. Coolldfxo opened il and i death, but each laid the blame on proudly lifted. out an old fashioned t the other, nltfht hlrt. , : , . BANTA IS FOUND GUILTY BY JURY FRANCE'S CLAIM i IS BEING FOUGHT I'OltTI.ANIi. tin'..' !'. H (Al') Hji.M-illiii; hy nil- li- Sun. Kran- I'lHCO WlHTIt Hill' IKIJU'H rPCI'Ilt lltM- I'livi'i-li',: in t:iiniM- tronlini'iit rimy hiivp hor tiff. .Mr. Ii-vlnir Kclwlni, j viftfnf n l.lik" ClU'lnn, WiikIi., or-! rl.urdlHt, left I'liplliilnl nl nonn tn- tin y In i l-liiiiti'i-Pil iilrplnjip. ' l , Mra. HilivinH III .hi' .(n-iitnl hy Iii-k. Wlllpr H. colfoy "nil .Inlin II. , i)lin J. Kcmiy. of t'orttiinil. iuiil thi-rn mi' rerttiln .-ii-Kiimi-ntH whli h llliuuhi-r who nn- UHlnif aill-i'linl ox- Itoherl V.nV.n rl-prcsi'lH tlm plain- will ho mlvnncod ti Kniiu-o. ThOHe traclH -lii: ciinror In'iitmf-nt. Hlio tll'f. anil I'oohran nml Khoi-hard will lie londorpit not only for tho (Continued from Pttee One) (Continued from Page One) j r.owIilPM those hai-Knintnt.' points was ni'pnnipanlPil hy hor IiiisIkiiii! In tho piano pllnloil hy ('Iiiii-Ioh A, Itortor. -Aliotl.or stop will . 1.0 inailo at MonlnKiio, fnf kiiho- Hno and till. l-il'lii- mild Ills wlfo was In' a most sol-Ions t-oiiilltion. Girl's Sobs Are Under Control (he defendant. CHICAGO KILLED; ATTI,Kt!OKO. Mass.. . Feb. 14 ( Al') A few monb'nlH of llf,ht fobbhm at Intervals of several hours wtiH thn Htdo reinlmlef today nf (he violent spasms of unenn tiollable HOliblllk' which AIImh Violet Miguel, suffered for several ilayM from the. police weapons dropped llils week. The yniinic woman was Um, dend. i to leave her bed today for the first , purpose of eonviiieinK' the French 1 : , delegation but with Ihu Idea of fitVKS iW 1AVS ' Klvintr I'l-emicr Tnrdied material ' In the: county court. Jodife V. with which to pernuado bis country O. Couch yesterday afternoon sen- tt lower tonnage flurca ara pos teneed William. Iturpess, charged Hlble. with possession of Ihiior, to. :to ' 'For example the Uriand-KelloKK days in Jail. Muvkvhh was arrest- Fact will be presented as an unru ed earlier In the wetdi by county nfont. It will be stated that officers. lranco has niore allianecs than : . 'any other Kiiropean country tll 'f WO "HA XTHITC! TV 'eluding the Important Locarno Massachusetts I I. Total itt. j hearts, Against eonfinnation: Hepult-.' If therew UcaiiH Ula trie, llorah. Ilrookhai t, ','ouV.ehK. Frazler. Nnrbek, John- i son, l.afolie.tie, MeMVistei. Norrl.s .iinl Nye 1 I: democinm, UlaeV ; Illease. Ilr.itloa. . Coiinally, Il!l, ,' Oeitrjje. (rlass. Harris, flawes. Mc Ale liar, Overman. Sheppard, Sim mons. Walsh of .Molilalia and Wheeler 1 U. Total 20. : Of those not voting It was an nounced tin followiivwere palrcl for HuRhes: itepnblicans, Moses. Uobisoit Of Indiana, Iteeil of Fenil- ' sylvania. Metcall" ami Itoldnson of' Kentucky; democrats, Kobinsoii of 1 Arkansas and llroch, Those paired against 11 unites were: Itepublicans, Howell; demo- I crats. Kintf, Thomas 'of Oklahoma, Sin till and TymiiKs; farmer-labor, Shipstead. '" . . " . - The following were absent and j ' Ves. hidffd!" unpaired: cutting, republican; and ! " "Woll. then, would you mind arawa Ilayden. Heflin and IMUJ lnklntf up a name for my new jiian, ilelnocrats. : ibK?" The II reiu'blicnns voting against i HiiKhc beloiiK to the band of west- ! AVITIIIX THK l,AW ern Independent k who have been j Owner "Hey, then-, don't you flirhtiue the Hoover adin inlsl ra -, see the fdtfn'.' It says 'No Fisli tlon's farm relief and tariff poll- , inff on Tills (Jro.und'." ! "Sine 1 see It, J ulu'l fishing Senator Joseph Ilcddnson, detjm- nn the ground." eriit. Arkansas, member of the -trrrtrr " '" American naval delegation at l,on- don, cabled his pair for coiiflrma- f Hon of'Mr. Hughes. no romance, there would le no VAI.FNTIXFS. If then v e'"v no VA LKXTIiVKS I Ills would never have been writ ten. o "I lea rest A una belle. wrote (s wahl. who wiih hopelessly in love. "I would swim t he mighty ocean for one glance from your dear eyes. I would walk through a wall of flame for one touch of your Utile hands. 1 Would leap the wildest, sti'eain In the world for' a word from your lovely .lips. As always, yulir Oswald, ..'',-' , S. I'll bo over Sal unlay nlgiil If it doesn't rain." Your Kiel doesn't get una b of Mi, kii k out of It win'" y'Mi Ms her i pirllire. . '. - Old Sandy had a cold, and his I doctor ild: '"Hot milk ami honeyit every ninlil. Sandyfc" T A week later the doctor came Iu..j ask bow the treatment went. . "Well, doelor." said Sandy wllhl. a Kila, "Ah'ia a wee bit behind Willi Die milk, but I'm mix week..' ahead with - the honey." Ji FAV.MIF.XT IX AHVAXCI-; ' NolHhltor: "Whal are yon Ihrash-' irfg your son for?" 'j Mr. Ifrown: "He's olng to get'' his rejt-t card tomorrow and I'm goim; away tomorrow." - n: It's safer to drive fast. Tho, driver mixed up In a fatal accl-. dent,' never is Koing faster than,., twenty mlk-s an hour. '' Fact with Its guarantee (,f (he Status Quo. l'reiuior Tardfeu will DRIVE CONTINUES 1,0 ),slaMl wny 110 ,u'oIs tho 'Kt has the largest standing army in (Continued from Pago One) Kurope. lime lAH'Ali MAUKtrrs Rprlntf IS.i'' -f,c ,h Hqavy hens 10c lb, Ught hens Mc lb. Stags He lb. I'lonr Hard Federation (hard whout) JT.liO bbk Soft witeat JfMO .tuufi; Kii.uio is noMi i fKTHOIT. Feb. I I (Al) Thn luen, two of them special guards .ana j,uc,uurjii a memaer or a four man holdup gang who preferred ideath to capture, tost their lives last nicrht in a gun battle during a HUGHES WILL TAKE OFFICE FEBRUARY 21 "Yiiu'ro i. oitllo loan. Tomorrow's Observer Will Tell You! ? ? ? ? ? ? OFFICE CAT ' tmaob maun mta. By Junius H'e buys a valentine for a dime, A lid wants his love, to always shine; j Such a system would be sublime,, Now, what in the mischief will make this rhyme"? I. -fiffiffiC-WfffTh-F' " STEVENkN EWGELEN CO yM&r REMEMBER SATURDAY FEB. 22 Doctor. SchoWs Foot Specialist ALL DAY I, A CKANDR ItHTAIt, HARKKrS .Snual- Kill 11). Bliok Jli.'J5. ; Votfrlnbli'ji NnllotI Oom potatoos $11 aaclt. l'ai-sloy do hunch. CahhaKo Sr. Ih. I,ottnoo 15i- a hPlld. j Yellow onions ia lb. Cai-i-ots (alll'ornla. lap linnoti. Swoot potnloos n llis. 2!lp. l'ai-snlpH 4t Ih. . ; Sitlnnt'h 15c Ih. ' j Ml-UKHPlS Hpi'OlllS -(10 H. rninli'i'i'ps....2llo ll. I'ut-mnliors IITto Mii-h. raiilll'lowor ITto Ih. roh-ry I'Oo. IVloryll t 20o. 'I'nrnlps 1 r.t- a hunph: 2 for 'ific. n lioiipol-H 4110 Ih. (it Arllfhokos- for 35c. Itaillslios Tic hilllPll. lmtry lt-.ltt.-i-. pti alnory 45p. Ih.. 2 lha Kkum 4'Jt"'( 45t tloz. Choose 4(1 Ih. Ilinioy I'onih, 75o. it stumro. I 'l ulls ltunanus 2 lha. tor 25o. Applos ? I ii 19. Iiox. I.oinons 5'io tloz. tlraim'os 45t"ll Slip tloz. Meats nntl t-'ttl. tloot lioll--ir.i 20p. Chops ami sloalts 5n 'i 4 ir Ih. l-'rosh s.-iltilon 35e Ih. llallimt :inp Ih. Oh Yon ram! gt wrottt "r im matting hiscnils if you mlil Ike milk -littlel llins Bios. n,ver c wronn; in developing the ttavtif oi their matt-lile coffee becitMe thef roist onlr a few poumli at a time hjr a rontimiou procets Controlled Roasting. No hulk-roaslitiR method can produce such flavor. Frrsh from thi original r.icuum fact. Easily opened with the key. HILLS BROS COFFEE o too - j""a"'u11"' " TnTriiCTiirrrTiTifflr ia'iii.'.rToTrmnn .(i.'oniintipa ti-.om nn .uw . ., . was i-ilotl as an ovldoupt- of tho " 1 ' ' i .. i li-ontl nl' opinion on tho supi-i-mo H mlM mmm If 94 I H Til 1C 1 9 S kdiL woor Main 759 Corner Cedar and Washington CREDIT Another reason w hy our business grows is that our customers appreciate the service of having: their groceries and meat brought to. their door and nay the hill once or twice a month as they sec lit. This is much more con venient than going alter them personally and paying the bill every day, don't you think? And our meats and groceries are priced right. SATURDAY AM) MONDAY FEATURES Grape Fruit ? for 25c; doz 90 Campbells tomato soup 8? Powdered sugar, 3 lbs :. 25 Van Camps honi ing, 2 lg. cans 25- Lemons are lower Lnrge size, doz. -15t Carrots 3 bunches 25c Veal Ground for Itaf Pound 30C Plump hens Rhode Island Reds fresh dressed and drawn. Green onions and radishes, 2 for 15 Bulk dates, 2 lbs 25c1 Home made chicken tainalies, fresh daily; each 20? Butter lc Try our sausage no cereal, lb. ..:.30c Chocolate wafers to make refrigerator cake; box 35? We buy Hens Rhode Island Reds. A SPECIAL LOT OF OREGON CITY VIRGIN WOOL SUITS! Men's and Young Men'sall new patterns that would originally sell for $2100 and $30.00. Some have extra Trousers at $5.00 more. WHILE THEY LAST $18.00 SPECIAL LOT 0VERC0ATS-V Vi PRICE! ; $12.50 and up DOLLAR BLANKET SALE Buy One at Regular Price . Take Another for $1.00 Broad ' cloth ' Shirts $1.00 Jfor x ? 7 '$2.75 1 3 The Stooe Tor Evtnv Man $5.00 Hats $3.85 -4 t-