La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, March 13, 1931, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextPage Four LA GKAAIDE EVENING OBSMVajK, JLA ORE. Friduy, March 13, 1931 ?' (Incorporate) An Independent Newspaper P. B. FINLAY ', . Editor and PublUbo HABOLD If. FINUAT . . fiusltutss Uauaftf Published evening, except Sunday, at 1710 Sixth' (treat U Grande. Oregon.- 1 Entered t the Postoff Ice of La Grande, Oregon, sa Second Clue Mall Matter upder act of March 3, M7 OIYICIAL PAPER OF UNION COCNTT t)D TBI ' '-..' . -..'... . .... CtXT OF LA GRAWS ,. . ... . . ' . MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED friESfl ,. . : f . - Trie Associated Press is exclusively entitled tp uae for puolldu. tton of all oewi dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited If published herein. All rights of republication ' of special dis patches in this paper and also the local asm her sin also are reserved. . . . National Advertising Representative , . . M. P. MOGENSEN OOi Inc. - Ban Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, Chicago, ' . Detroit, New York . - "' subscription rates rTTr By Carrier Dally, two weeks Jn advance : - Dally, six months in edrance vauy, single copy .. MEIER'S DESK CLEARED; 25 BILLS VETOED (Continued form Page One) siderable comment and debate as to the probable constitutionality of the act, although no definite opinions have been expressed, and state of ficials do not believe the matter will be taken to court. Attorney General I. H. Van Winkle said today he had not been asked for a written opinion on the matter from the governorVof- uce. fie wouia not voice an oral opinion on the Issue. Van Winkle stated he had discussed the matter orally with representatives from the governor's office, but sold be ws not at liberty to disclose such conversa tion. Governor Meier, It was stated at his oifice. disapproved these sums on the ground that the legislature took from him his Derogative of single Item veto by placing the entire ap propriation in one sum. and that it was the view of the office that be cause or this situation, the governor had the right to pare such Items. The secretary of state announced his of : flee did not contemplate any action ' other than to file the measures as 'approved and vetoed. Interested state officials searched records and supreme court opinions on precedence and rulings on partial sum vetoes, ana louna that in Ore gon there had been no such prece dent. Court opinions from other states, records reveal, generally op posed partial item vetos, with few such vetos being upheld. '. '- Opinions Uuoted. ' Opinions quoted Included those from Illinois in 1915. which held such votes Ineffective; Oklahoma In 1923 "Vnnurino- thia fivof - ttinf- tih nvnnhopit rt tht, Oormtnro in where a divided court held such exe- -v, ..v, r-.r,-., . ...j. f-r cutive action as a "futile Br Mall ' Dally, per month in advance Dally, per six 'month In advance Dally, per year in advance , " ADVERTISING BATES . Display, foreign, per colum inch .. , .,, . V- uispiay, local, per column inch . . Time contract prices' on application . Mo -H.M - 60 . 800 JUtJUt S-00 -430 -60 of any private interpretation in old time by the will of man as they were moved by the JJoly Ghost. 2 Peter 1 :20, 21. if TlE MANLV MAf The world has room for the manly man' ) with the spirit of manly cheer; j . . - The world delights In the man who' smiles i while his eyes keep back the tear: . I - It loves the man who, when things go' i ' wrong, can take his place and stand . 1 With his face to the fight and his eyes to i the light, and toll with a willing hand. m. I i. ror Uie prophecy Came not and ineffectual, making the entire DUt holy men Of UOd SPake IK Valid, other opinions were from - r , ryInmHn tn IDM IHmne anri lf,i-tf ilnd. A Pennsylvania opinion In lSOl -' held that the governor had this right. I by Interchanging the words "part" '.and "Item." The California const. tu- ttlon of 1822 permits the governor to exercise partial veto. The Oregon Slav has not been tested In the su prcme court. I . .The appropriation Items vetoed by ' the governor. In addition to tho 9515. ,'000 on the two Items mentioned. In cluded $40,000 for a new armory at L Orande; $30,000 for a mining and geological survey of state resources; ' 116.300 from the operating and i maintenance budget of the Institu t tlon for feeble-minded; S9.3GO for i salaries and operating expenses at the state penitentiary; 49,600 for an ad ditional circuit Judge for Multnomah county; $5,000 for a survey of forest I resources of the state; $1000 for cap ital outlays for the state supreme cpurt, $900 annually for Increase In ! salary of the Washington county of ftclals; $600 annually for Increase In salary of Deschutes county Judge; The manly man is the country's need, and tho moment's need, forsooth, With a heart that beats to the pulsing tread of the allied leagues of truth; The world Ib his, and It waits for him - and It leaps', to hear the rtngT , Y , jOf'the blows he atrlkes and wpeels hp turns and tho hnmmcrs ho dares to swing; It likes the forward look (h his' face, the poise of his noble head. And the onward luuge of his tfrclass will and the sweep of his dauntless tread. Hurrah for the manly man who comes - with Bunllght ou his face. And the strength to do and the will to dare and the courage to find his placet The world delights in the manly man, and the weak and evil flee When the manly man goes forth to hold his own on land and seal ' American lira elite. The News Used To Be: : TEN' YEARS AGO (Prom Observer, Sat.. Mar. 12, 1931) . John P. Blrney, county roadmastr. announced this afternoon that the county road machinery would be moved to the proposed Victory Way next wees. a nrT r I (Prom Observer. Tues., Mar. 13, 190fl) uvswa Election results follow: mayor, J. B. vin a little obscure valley high in the Canadian Rockies t'kZT uTk. southwest of Calgary, Alberta, there has sprung up over wrtght; counciimen first ward. j. j. night a tent town from which each morning men go forth to- .ic'onrwa'rd.VL" cLTson'anS 3ig about on the slopes for that yellow earth man calls "gold" sb Dtuhnn! and for which he is willing to pay almost any urice. 1 counciimen fourth ward. o. e'. Fowier m . . ..... ' and J. T. Williamson. c. inese prospectors are sunenng cmel hurdships without , There u now mi ot a foot of snow lomplaint. enB-aennor in the most alnviah fmm nf Inhnr ann on the level In Enterprise and 1.1 ' - ... . , some places near tne mountains tnere wskmg their lives merely because lout fall an old Indian . 15 a reat deal more- tjound a lump of quartz in the mountains and showed it to two 1 Prospectors. The prospectors and their informant staked out cmim and hundredx follnweH thorn in in tho msmntaino I For months the tedious, back-breaking, spirit-crushing dig- iiiK mm aiiniK liua progressea WlinOUt proaucmg as much After spendlngsevcrol days In Den- i a speck of gold dust but still they dig and hope. Blizzards! JJL'SS FJSrSTS IT. tilling cold, hunger, disease and accidents are being risked mn' ot Prultdnlc. hM returned to ta My. t- f1j.xi i,i- uiiuiuc iiiuic ur icao uiu-uurntru lor ipr tnat pot ot gold at the end of the prospector's rainbow, the future of the oppic that is raised But strangest of all, word comes out of the snow-covered " y' ockies that the bit of quartz picked up by the Indian haJ(Prom oiSre?.. ?. ... 1030, never been assayed. But that is gold fever, And if some of ne hundred and five students in fiiose men should strike it rich the world will talk of their ftec9tt,Gen1irceBomh"orneP.r.; rfcasy inoney." - .semester. - Bringing a touch of April weather W to the Grande Rondo valley, the mer- ? A .,! s u , cury soared to 68 above yesterday. ft A quiet nOme: VltieS Of VOUr OWn nnntlnc n four KnXL-rf.1 -A drmn cherished bv La Orande fcll of Inspiring genius; a few friends worthy of being loved, 7 ana ame to love us in return; a hundred innocent pleasures .Ten ro, . mat: Qiat bring us no pain or remorse; a devotion to the rFeht B"er: A- c- spencer, solicitor and s. Mioti urill i f .... 6 "H Murray, chief engineer of the Orcgon- Biac will never swei-ve; a simple religion, full of trust and Washington Railroad and Navigation ffipe and love and to such philosophy this world will give' IZStZ atAi V1 i 1. 1 ! t w- - . j(uu mi me joy inns it nas. n,iDert nubbard II. Who Has Benefitted By Prohibition? WAGE EARNERS, , , ' ' ' . Whose wages In 1830 were twenty-five per cent higher than la 1018, though 1118 was the peak of wartime wage. (Note I) - EMPLOYimS , , - - ' With Increased productlqn, fewer accidents; cot-third as many strikes no more blue Mondays. (Note 1) .. - - FARMERS Who bought three times as much farm machinery, and sold forty-five per cent more milk than before 1920. (Note 2) BANKERS ' . Forty-five mlUlon depositors Have forty-eight billion dollars In savings banks a sixty per cent Increase over 120. (Note 8). INSURANCE MEN Seventy xnljllon persons now hold life-insurance' amounting to one hundred and ten.- billion dollars-rone hundred and' thirty per cent Increase. (Note t) BEAI, ESTATE' ME!f . ... Who have sold an average of twelve hundred new homes every working day of the prohibition era. (Note 1) itAHWACTURERS AND RAILROAD MEN Railroad earnings were more than six billion dollars (Note 6) manufactured products sixty-two billion dollars every year since . 1925, which Is more than war time earnings. (Note 6) DOES THE ABOVE SEKSi LUtB AN "1NTOUCRA3LE SiTUATlON?" Note 4-N. Y. Life Ins. Col , Note 5 V. 8. Dept. of Commerce'. Note 6 Inter-fetate Com. Com'n; Note 1 U. 8. Dept. of Labor. Note 2 TJ. s. Dept. of Agriculture. Note S Amer. Bankers Ass'n. BUPPALO. N. X. crnzENS" CommJttkb! from Portland, unfolded the the new S114.000 union sta tion to be built in La Grande this ' eprlng: jj The word "stop" in a telegram never yet kept a man from reading on to the end. H . , : V Wo' are never thankful enough to the men who accept re sponsibility. Millions dodge it. In Washington "Should Have Had SargonAt First" "I've got the strength and vigor now I had twenty years ago." re cently slated Theodore Pierce, 08 10th ii. By Herbert Plummrr 2 WA8HINOTON Esteemed among Bis colleagues for his rare wit, hu fnerry manner, and his kindness Is We "gentleman In tho wheel chair" A-Judge Joe Mansfield, member of poiigross from Texas. (', Fourteen years In congress hove made -him a familiar ligure on the lull, And a poptjlur one. Now 70 years bid, with another term In the bouse Just ahead, he win find much pa the scventy-Accond congress 11 to Democrats organlzo It. t Por ho would become chairman o( (hat highly important' committee ot the house on rivers and harbors, f' Durluff the Years hn h hMn in Congress, he has made this subject m oji.iwvjr. rr7rrsenvs me IS- fhdus gulf coast district centering around Corpu Chrlstl. His advice Is Often Soua-ht when f.h MKMtlnn Ar fivers and harbors legislation is be- lure congress. In his whimsical manner hn nv. J named recently the origin of his merest in a subject of this kind. At reset, ne says it is tne only explana tion he can think of. tun i-ow-notvUr , There has been an overflow of lhc nver near his home. It was In win der, and huge quantities of Ice were washed out on the public roads. He found it necessary to go to the mill, some six miles up the river, to have some shelled corn ground Into meet for the family. I: So he got out the family horse. put a two-bushel sack of corn aboard, cjlmbed on himself, end started out. . He found the road almost Impass able. Half-way to his destination, he ran Into an Ice barrier six or seven feet high. While he we. .t. tempting to ride around the ob struction on the side next the river, his mount stepped on a block of Ice. The horse's feet shot out (rom under him. Horse, corn and rider slipped over a six-foot embankment Into the river. When they came to the sur (aco all were widely separated. The horto swam out on one side, Mans field on the other, and the ssck of corn Iloifted swlitly downstream, "Slnco that day." says the Judge, "anything tor the improvement of waterways hss been always met by mo with a hearty response." I AROl'KS IN' rHIVATK Rnrely does Mdnallcld Speak on the floor of the houso. He would rather sit and listen, then express his opinions in privato where he be lieves they are more effective. He occupies a regular spot on the floor In his wheel chair to the right of the speaker's dais on the Democratic side. A page wheels him to and from the capitol and his office. Once In the capitol.. he propels himself around the corridors and In and out of the chamber. An Illness years ago deprived him of the use of his lower limbs. Ills fevorlte trick Is to wheel him self up to a door, puJI out a nickel, and say to his colleagues: Who wants to make a nickel to day? Open the door, then, so I can get through." They all scramble for the door. He has played this little game for years. WWWWWHWMIaMlMaesl Mtoia, 1 Ws. I ' T1IEOOOHE PIERCE I I Protection of ground troop, against low-flying Aircraft win be studied by tne chief of infantry, field sr- corps, by direction of the McnUry 1 of war. ' . St.. Portland. "My stomach was so acid I couldnt eat without suffer ing agony. I had a bad case of con stipation; my sleep was restless; and I was tired and 'all In' during the day. Sartton ended every one of my troubles, and I enjoy hearty meals. alonK with sound sleep, and feel fine all the time. Saron Soft Mass Pills ended twelve years of constipation for me. and I never have to take laxa tives any more. SarKn is the medl clnfl I should have had at first." Sold by Kcd Cross Drug Store. 4300 annually for Increase In salary of Umatilla county- assessor, amt 466.56 from state sundry expense. May Build In Caliocnti. . Among the more outstanding vetos. In addition to the appropriation. Hems, vos the act which, would en able the California and Oregon Power company to start, construction on tta proposed punt on Klamath river by transferring water permits to the new hydro-electric commission. . The result of this veto, Evan -Rames, at torney for the power company said, may result In' tne firm constructing its C-t.5QO.00O plant on the same river in California, host across tne Oregon line. Other vrtoa included prohiblUrur use pi oleomargarine or dairy product substitutes In state Institutions; the barber code: filling of legislative vac ancies by the county courts; an ad ditional judge for Multnomah county; appointment, of tax collectors In counties; creation of new state game commission; . and the new parola board provisions. r AIRCRAFT WORKERS H1NO AS GRAND OPERA TROUPE BRIDGEPORT. Conn. W The lat est wrinkle is an aircraft company with 1U own grand opera troupe. The Sikorsky aviation corporttUon yji ptsc-iibcu i-u iraviata, wiui lOfS Seals' New Park Swings Open Oh Fridaythe 13th SAN. FBANCISCQ. March 13 ust Gates of the Ban' 1rsnciscp Seals' new baseball park, built at a cost of 1.250.000. swung open to random for the first time today, despite the old- superstition concerning Friday the 13th. ? - To the Detroit Tigers, of the Amer ican league, went the honor of op posing the Seals . In- the informal opening of the .park. -The official dedication of the park will take place April 7, opening ol the Paclllc Coast league season. : . : The park is one' or trie largest and best equipped In the 'country. Te right field iferice is 384' teet frftm. home plates center field-Is 5q fast"; and left field is 366 feet. The seating capacity Is 25,000 with 23.000 of the seau of the grandstand typo. The 8000" bleacher boards will be in extreme right field. Lighting equipment of the rnpst modern type was tnstalledv Sergievsky. chief pilot and' bolder of the usual of hSiPki.th. four world seaplane records, maklne , SL?l0t ? roS St bl. debut as Alfred de Oermbn. " ncen,f ri. His wire is a former member of 7-. FOITt MAJOR ! ISSUES LINE I IT FOR 1932 I (Continued trvm ff One) state Uquoe control in favor of na tional Dtobibiiton, drew criticism fraiu 3vwociatiQ congressional lead ers who &r fearful of a, party battle ovw torn concrQvecsy.. Senatoe Robinson, of Arkansas, who led the- tight uguiuac the Kaskob prohibition, proposal, baa. been, ad vanced: by hia state legislature as a presidential candidate.. ttutchle a rrwipecc Governor Ritchie of Maryland, likewise has been put Into the Demo cratic race bv. his legislature. ' He la fur repeal of national prohibition. ' Senator Lewis of Illinois, als ha been formally entered ltt the Demo- I cratlc prvsidentul contest by his I followers. He. too, is against nation- I al prohlbitioiu I But democracy claims a npst of prospect presidential candidates. Two new soraera uovernor rrsnsua u. Roosevelt and Oven D. Young with Alfred E. Smith,' the 1938 nominee, enter the discussion' along with Senator. Flass, ot Virginia: Kewton D. Baker, James U. Cos. and Senator Bulkier, of Ohio, and a number of others. Republicans have stood aside as the Democrats and then the Progres sives met. Hoover. Chairman Fess ot -the Bepublican national commit tee, has announced the organisa tion will get into "high gear be fore long and James Francis Burke, committee counsel, hss lauded the work of President Hoover. POLO SEASON AT AIKEN DBAttS NATION'S STARS AIKEN, 8. C. Wl The ODenln of the polo season here early In autrcb-j is the signal for many leaders of I the game tq bring their . Best ponies 1 out for spirited' matches. j Tommy Hitchcock and Devereur ; Mllburn are here this year and will 1 be hiadllners in many of the tn-. weekly; games. . Others here for the season Include George H". 1 Mead, honorary treasurer or the United States Polo assoclsttohr Mil- ! ton McCoy, p. H.-Post, Regan Me-1 Kinney and ' Walter B. Eaton. Pete Bostwlck is expected to enter competition for the Hitchcock ' and ' Iselln cups late in the month. ! Winston Quest and Harold E. Talbert ' atso may come. All the fields here are in the best condition. IF JsApitf lV WEAK, , . . , . SWITCH ON LIGHTS of I the Russian Imperial opera, and she 1 sang as Vloletta. Another member of the cast, Q. TereshenKo, also was as Inger with the Imperial opera. The past was composed entirely of members of the World and. Civil Wars Russian Veterans association of 1914-1920. There are 16 bathrooms in the homes of Georgia's 12 master farmers oz iu-ju. tjernxlned the bulk of Sail Francisco fans chose the uncovereoT. section In the" old park, and a perusal of weather reports disclosed it seldom, rained during the league season April tp October, ' . . ' , Starting batteries for the game were announced as: Detroit Walte ! Hoyt and Wally Behind; and Ban I Francisco Sam Gibson ' and Earl I Baldwin. NBW 'VORK wi Radio receivers i powerea tnrougn the lighting lines often suddenly Increase in vq)ume when a switch Is turned on In the home. This is due, engineers' explain, to the fact that the lighting circuit, which is tied into the set through the power supply equipment, acts as an auxiliary antenna. , . Turning oh the switch, in effect, adds more wire to the pick-up cir cuit, r r Successors to N.K.WEST & CO. HELEN OF HOLLYWOOD WASH FROCKS NOT in many a moon will you see wash f rocks: as well styled and as finely tailored as; these, at such a low price . . '. of plain color linene a' well as pretty prints. They may be home frocks but smart as they are they'll go shopping;, visit ing and gardening . . . gizes from 14 td .42. - A 95 Many Bargains Listed on Want Ad Pag QUALITY MEATS 17c ,.........:....... 12c 18c 18c 55c 5c Beef Roasts, . . Pound ...................... Beef Boil, Pound ... ....... Veal Roasts, Pound Pork Roasts, Pound . No.4 Jewel Shortening, pail .... Ground Beef Suet, Pound Phone Your Qrders Early for Choice Pat Hens Mohr's Meat Market "Meats You Can Eat" . Next tq Sacajawea Hotel Phono M 899 We Deliver if you're the kind of woman who appreciates good value . . . BOSTONIAN Shoes for Men Rich Style - Inexpensive Now-a-day's it's smart to be tailored from toe to heel. Narrow toe, deft custom lines, simplicity jn every detail. A ?7.50 shoe that looks like more. Tmk Store Fot Evtuv Man EVERYBOpi loves a bargain r. But you will agree that the greatest bargain is not always the goods with the lowest price. Quality must be considered too. Every housewife should be on her toes to find the very best values possible for the money she spends If it's a bedroom suite she is looking for, she will do well to consider this striking one Tor BED, VANITY AND CHEST OF DRAWERS In Walnut Nite Table $7.50 59 .00 Bench $8.00 W. H. Bohnenkamp Co.