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LA' GRANDE 'EVENING' OBSERVE i . LA GRANDE, ORE.
Wednesday,1 March 12, 1930
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QIT.STION' AN1 ANSWER Sirs, what must I do to ho
saved? And they said. Believe on the Lord Jesua Christ, and
thou ahalt bo wived, nnd thy souse. Acts J6:J0, Jl.
Abe Martin
TKKt jo (re- r rrrao
A
I to read pnit write our Inf;ua-;e,
UtCiiiiM they are going back lo
Jlhe "Old Country" us soon :t they
poiwi'w n niiip money. in in pre
urn ihose who aro dollKlitfd to
make this thlr adnpifd country.
They should he encourasfJ to take
on American ways ns soon iu pos
it, bits
do not know the exnrt num
ltr of illiterates in our mtdt at
tlio present lime, tut ns soon n
the 130 cenKUs is taken we shall
know. In the meantime j-JiuII we
not try to reduce illiteracy lo the
zero point
Yours for better citizenship,
K. A. SAVKK.
County Kchiml Stiiterintendeut.
FARM BOARD
MONEY BILL
IS APPROVED
(Continued from Page One) .
classes if power in intcrst.iir? com- -xmis killcri in violence at polliniT
iii.to w it Ik KuVeriiiiu-nt super- placet.
vision of rites and of (wcuriiles - '
of ho!dinK companies was prppoMj T.T ;MRER MEN MAY
repuhlicin, Michigan. ;
conference, "have done more dam- j
aire than all the bugs in the state" i ClllC.UiO 1'I.ol'l.K KIXilSTKIt
t'HUWCO. Mar. 12 (AI) Two ; "
-nivryivS' Mr.r i lAPi 'hundred thirty thousand names didato roine from
Iteeulation of production, trans- were added to the ejection books county v.htre Z& per cent of tne
port nt Ion ard distribution o
OPPOSE McN ARY ,
(Continued from Tago One)
M ullnoiiiiih
pn.f.iulili-' that the camlldnto bi
nut a lumberman," lh paper con
cluded. '
fcUI.K.U. On.. .Mar. 1 (AIM I..
(.aiiill.lam ut rprtlaiwl will 1
a lanillclalii uiialnst H-nator Mr.-N-iry
far ""' i''PUlIUan nomlna
iInii for I nit' d StaKH ronator, Jio
lafurniiil an i iraiilzulhm meetliiB
of the Minute Mm or Oneon hero
l.t-t mi;''
CADWELL AGAIN-
ELECTED CHIEF
OF STOCK SHOW
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! Tlio 'SntillioiUnn
loukin' for Iho nutu ho rpaniou
tills planet at tlie bcjrliinin' o' liLs
tory, when ConMnblo llum cwn't
even find tlie Uiree men ba liehl
j up tlio Hloim ( enter bank twenty
i inluutcs ago. WlinC become, o'
the ole time workman who sp" on
1 libi IuukU?
Me ronimunity. A full proirram of
tarinff and pp'rts w ill he carried . 1
: ... r . i
I out ana I no fiorK snow win ue coii-
duted on murh the samo lines as
horetoforo; However, the hoard
hatt mail' S'ino changes, which
As usual, the district basketball tournament at Union
promises exciting competition. Tonight's bill will be a taste
of what is to come,, with La Grande playing Ontario and Baker
meeting Wallowa. If you like fast basketball, don't miss this
tournament. And if you like good seats, go early.
The -1930 Eastern Oregon Stock Show is already under
way and a record show is anticipated. With Mr. Ctdwell
r,nd the other officers of last year commissioned to continue
their efficient and enthusiastic leadership, the people of
Union will again demonstrate what fine community co-operation
can do in the staging of an event of this kind. It is a
fine effort especially so when you consider that it has been
carried on each June for more than twenty years. No single
activity in this section has contributed so much to the pros
perity and upbuilding of our agricultural community.
THE OPEN
COURT
CORRESPOMiENTS MUSI
SmMlT THEIR N AMES TO
VHE KTirrOR IF TIIEV lE
6IRE LETTERS PRI.VTED.
To the. Ktlilor: I
A number of iiumlions have
come to mo eomerninc Illiteracy.
Since I have been askeil by lion.
Ilay Ionian Wilbur, i-e-rvtary ol
the Interior, to a-isin in the nation
wide. camTaii:n to reduce illlt- J
erary. I woul.1 appreciate the priv- j
IIcko of answering iconic of thes-' j
questions throuch your column.
they reel win piac me snow upon ;
a better business basis and mate-
rlally benefit the financial land
ing of the association.
l'lan (icncrnl ('barer
In previuos yejiin 'the .stock
iiniirinir in the forenoon has teen
free to the public and creat con- ' Fwl
fUf-it..n has reulted in the Cillec
tion of tjrk'ts from thos' upon
th" prt'unds for the uttcrnon pr
foriiiancr. Tlie bo.rd has decided
lit make .i ceneral admission chare
of fifty cents for admission to the
pnuinds. Kates for the afternoon
entertainment have been nd-nMed
arc.!-diricly so that tlie prices for
lite afternoon will be the .same as;
before. ;
.Some eh.ince is also contem
plated with reference to the slo-,
can of a few yi-ars Kick of free ;
feed and shelter, and thin year the
advertisement will probably read,;
free hay and shelter. . ;
Th above chantres made and '
conteniplatfl. by the board f di-;
rectors are merely alone the lines ,
that have let n developing for th
think, ihero were l'.'t' native
whites in Orepin in l-0 vho
could not read and write.
Th census of IS 10 .showed -hat
we had a total of l'j.Jo illit
erates in the state. In 1520 we
had a total of S3 17. We bad
nad a reduction of 11-" in ten
vears. The cen?u$ of fZ reveal-
h that we had had ISi illiterates
? in I'nion county. 17'.' in ltake.-
county and 732 in V'matilla eoun
j ty. Indians on reservations an-1
! foreigners working ou railroads
land contract work ate responsible
i mainly for the number of illit
VA;es in Orn. ' .r-,-
lit pertinent of Airerican-
ir;ition in On-KOn hay tried to or-
caniire classes f or the instruction
of aliens over the Mate. This work
j has been carried on a crot deal
. . . . j of it by certain individuals do-
i , : natinc their time and services for
On a program of unusual excellence nt the chamber of j " "" lh" in iv
1 inirlsl. Any citiln-n Intorcsling
commerce annual banquet Uust night one speech stands out j himscir n am kmd or work is .10
as a classic. Others were unusually good, unusually in-; I" his coon.'ry C,T' ",viT
0 How manv fnirs mifhi the courts
teresting. Seldom have you heard an after-dinner program j hav b- -t-n mm red the time and ex-
of such quality. But Henry McKinnev, Baker countv sheriff, , r1'"" "! ,na,s h "',
1 J - 1 1 vtzm-rs l..-en pro pi rly assisted in
carried off first honoi-s. Not only was his speech a master- bamimr to read and write and
piece of diplomacy and understanding in the treatment of j ap,,m lw Antriican in5tauiio:
the delicate subject of inteirominunity relations, but it was ! Pnun1"y arrnotCTiiiest-.i in bl
a eern in choice of words, in nhraseoloev. in rresei.t;ition. To comma: ruums of the rmwd
IHitetacy is a mcnave to pood
A ' " (w i-nii,i part several years ith referenee
1.1 mini: ciiizt-riMiiir nt .
S t a t es m o st pass an examination!
in reading writing and the prin
ciples of our covernment. . The
state of On-con requires a voter j
to le able to read and write. Just
To see and to hear J. P. O'Brien is to understand Uie high
place he has won with the Union Pacific System. To know
him is to appreciate the high regard and affection in which
he is held by his thousands of co-workers in a great railroad.
At no time in many years has their been a happier, more
appropriate community event than that of last night compli
menting Mr. O'Brien. If he took pleasure in it, he can be
confident the. La Grande people in attendance did so dbly.
And if he has a warmTrxJHrt'Ms'tiPart fTft this community, f The
he can know with assurance that our people return the
affection many fold.
to the stock show. The show was
oriRina'Uy bepun in a very simple
manner with few costs for prem
iums or other expenfes and pome
rust ores attached that it hits been
most difficult to Ret a wa y from,
but it has been apparent for smt
years that if th show was to con
tinue" that some matters would
have' to be abandoned to plice the
show upon a business basis, and
it w;n toward thai co.il that the
directors strove in their meetintr.
Over Night News
1 FSSS
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say that it was keenly appreciated by the La Grande people , ;
at the dinner would be putting it mildly. Certainly it con-j
finned La Grande's lelief in the friendliness and good spoils- j
manship of the great majority of Baker people in spite of j
last fall's unfortunate controversy. Mr. McKinnev carried I
home with him the hearty good will of this comnuinity, j
properly confident that he and the rest of the Baker dclcga- j
tion had cemented the La Grande-Baker friendship mure j
closely than has ever Ik fore been possible. !
They dn not cure in
lty tlie ;Wo-L-ited Iro
V.'ashfnKton Taft buried at Ar
jlir.tti! w iih nation's hiu'hcst hoii-
I'alm Heach Kdvnrd S. AlUe
theatrical masrnate. dii-s.
New York Thief powins
bntker's clerk steals $7.3mi in I
trt,-W f nun 1 n ii'ssoni-'i'rs Wit ll- !
in l S minutes.
N w O r 1 -a n s Ki re d u s J -. -OOK.tMiO
dn matte to Mandevtllc
whatrf and Meamhip Munarie.
ietrou 1 jndberph's mother
.-inioiifT 17 00 non-residents and
aliens w ho pi;y lose jols.
Wiishintttjon l.epce says Tiinii
1,.!---. "ill r.,t ...nlinii.. .f frills
to ri'tm.vc crop s-:rplus-'s unless as- j
riculturt- tries to halt uverproduc- : KJJj
tion.
Now York l-'cx seeks injunction
to prevent votinr; ot slot k hold
ings he deposit in trust with
John i;
j'son and H- 1.. Stu.trd.
THE DRAMAS OF EVERY-DAY j
The ixignant little dranus and tragedies of every -day life
that go on all alxnit us seldom come to our attention. Most !
of the time vc never even know about them; but once in a ;
while one ixps to the surface and if we look at it closely w
get wisdom, because we pet a letter understanding of some
of the things that loss fortunate people are up against.
The other day in Philadelphia a man set out at daybreak i
to look for a job. "
He had been out of work for a long time. His home was j
a wretched hovel in a lmck alley. When he started out that i
morning he gave his wife IS cents two-thirds of his entire '
bankroll. If he did not find a job that day, his wife and their i
three little children would be in a pretty bad situation.
So he went looking for work, with nine cents in his pocket
and a great dread in his heart. He couldn't find any. Tlace
after pl.ice he tried, only to be tumed down each time. And
at last he got to thinking: why not try a hold-up or a burg
lary? Other nun do. and get away with it. Why not?
Wouldn't that he letter than seeing your family starve?
He thought and thought alxuit it; and the lunger he
thought the stiw.ger giew the attraction of this dark plan.
When ho saw a weil-dressed nvtu approaching he actually
grow afraid that he wu!d spring 011 him nnd take hi.- limncy.
Hut he didn't v;mt tn lv a criminal; so at last he wont to a
police station, explained things and asked to le h-ckod up
so that he wouldn't commit a crime.
It is comJoiting to ivad that the xiliccmcn t-ok caiv of
him. TJiey made up a little purse for him and sent him back
to his family. A judge hoard of the case and got a job for
the man. So now the cusis is past. The sky is bright again.
Hut reading that gives a new sympathy for the chap who
isn't as well off as yvu are. Much petty crime cannot In
excused, none can i constantly tolerated, but necessity is
often to blame. When i e cm remove poverty, we'll help
remove crime.
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The Finest Shoes Ma dc
called "iho finest reaclv-
in America" and thev de-
Nertletons are
moae snoes
serve the title. For Nettletons are made
of finest leathers, designed by foremost
experts, and made exclusively by skilled
workmen. Next time you need shoes,
invest in Nettletons. It's as sour.d as
putting money in the bonk.
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LA GRANDE
STORE
Successors to N.K. WE ST & CCh
THREE DAY SHOE SALE
THURSDAY FRIDAY - SATURDAY
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Only once yearly comes this great Spring sale of ladies' shoes. Broken
lines and sizes of low. medium and high heel styles in patent leather
and kid materials. The colors of browns, tans, black and light colors
make these two groups particularly attractive. Plan .to :come early
Thursday morning and see'these two groups of high grade shoes on sale
at So. .
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Of course the first Spring fabrics are always the most attractive the
patterns benig new and different. Why not now plan your Spring
and Summer wardrobe from these fresh new Spring prints in the smart
est of silks, rayons and cottons. -
Corticelli Silks
$2-50
Lustrous, shimmering
silks in-exclusive and dif
ferent designs as only Coy
tieelli knows. These silks
are full S;l inches w ide and
are offered in a profusion
of coloi s.
Rayon Pique
89c
A new fabric shown f or
the first time this spring
which comes in self pat
terned prints of plain col
ors only. So popular for
sports clothes in the newer
pastel colors.
Cotton Prints
Mere words fail to por
tray the colors the pat
terns the qualities of
these goigeous new cot
ton prints. 06 inches wide
in guaranteed colors.
19c -29c -39c -49c-
54-in. Wool Tweed
Smart woolen tweeds, 51
inches wide, found so
much in skirts, suits and
ensembles. These come in
tan and blue mixtures and
are. all wool fabrics.
Basket Weave
$2.25
Diisket' weave flannels
in an all wool fabric that
is proving a real favorite
for sjxu ts wear through
out the country comes in
Hose, llelio, 'Nile, Tie
Oust and Xavv.
Wool Flannels
.23
Beautiful soft all wool
flannels in fourteen pop
ular plain colors. Full 5-1
inche? wide, this fabric is
ideal for coat, jackets,
skirts and ensembles.
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