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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, ES GRANDE, QRE,
Saturday, June 13, 1931 1
(Incorporated)
An Independent Newspaper
P. B. FINLAY ,
, Editor and Publisher
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Published evening!, except Sunday, at 1710 Sixth street La
. Grande, Oregon.
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NEW MOTOR CODE
HAS REAL "TEETH"
Attorney Rubin Tells of
.Penalties J? or Violating
Present Statutes.
, They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength :
they shall mount up with wings as eagles: they shall run and
not be weary: and they shall walk and not be faint. Isaiah
40:31.
A DAY FOR THE FLAG
': Tomorrow the' nation observes Flag Day. La Grande
citizens will not permit the day to pass unnoticed. It is fit
ting that an emblem which means so much and plays such
an important part in the observance of every national holi
day should have a day set apart for itself.
, For 150 years the Star Spangled Banner has been the
national flag of the United States. Of course it was not
always the same in appearance as it is today. The stars
have multiplied one at a time, and there are not as many
stripes now as there once were. But it has had a glorious
history, and to many more than American citizens its flutter
in the breeze, brings patriotic ecstacy more easily mentioned
than defined. ' ' -X
; It has been the object of many tributes from great men
and women.. Those familiar with it will long remember one
such tribute paid by Woodrow Wilson in New York City
on May 17, 1915. In addressing the mayor's committee
while the American fleet was staging a naval parade in the"
Hudson, he said:
5 "When I think of the flag that those ships carry, the only
touch of color about them, the only thing that moves as -if
it had a settled spirit in it, ii; their solid structure, it seems;
to me I see alternate strips of parchment upon which are
written the rights of liberty and justice, and strips of blood
to .Vindicate, these rits'an theft;' in' a corner, a .predict i8n'
of blue serene in which every nation may swim which stands
for these great "things." ; J;
It is merely trite to emphasize the fact that the flag;!
would be only a patch of pleasing color except for things it
typifies. The American flag is beautiful and appealing be
cause of its color scheme and design, but so are many othei
lags. The Star Spangled Banner is what it is because of
what it represents, because it stands for liberty and justice,;
and for blood sacrificed "to vindicate those rights," and foi;
the serenity of mind and soul assured to nil who adhere to
such principles. I
By Meyer C. Rubin
Attorney, Oregon State- Motor '
Association)
PORTLAND, Ore.. Juno 13 (Special)
Most violations ot the motor vehicle
code are of such nature that the
Oregon legislature considered that lo
cal magistrates are best suited to
determine the minimum punishment
to be Inflicted. Three violations, how
ever, were considered to be so intol
erable on the public highway that the
minimum punishment was not left
to the discretion of the court, but
was speclflcaly provided by legislative
enactment. They are: reck lets driv
ing, driving while intoxicated and
falling to stop after an accident, re
sulting In the Injury or death of any
person. This follows closely the rec
ommendations of the national con
ference on street and highway safety,
of which the Oregon State Motor as
sociation is a memoer.
Reckless driving, as defined by the
Oregon legislature of 1931, consists
of driving any vehicle upon a high
way in willful or wanton disregard of
the rights or safety of others, oi
driving without due caution and clr
cumspectlon, and at a speed or in a
manner so as to endanger, or be likely
to endanger any person or property.
The penalty provided for reckless
driving is a jail sentence of not less
than 5 days or more than 90 days, or
a fine of not less than (25 nor more
than $500, or by both fine or impris
onment, and on second or subsequent
conviction, the minimum is raised to
10 days or $50 and the maximum to
o months and 91,000, or both a fine
and imprisonment.
It 1b unlawful for any person who
is an naoiiuai user oi narcotic drugs
or any person who is under the in
fluence of Intoxicating liquors or
narcotic drugs to drive any vehicle
upon the highways of the state of
Oregon. Anyone who is convicted of
doing so Is liable on the first offense
to Imprisonment for not less than 30
days nor more than one year, and
by a fine of not less than eiOO or
moro than 61,000. It will be noted
that there must be both a fine and
imprisonment. For a second offense
the minimum is 90 days with maxi
mum the same as on the first offense.
with a fine, at the discretion of the
court, of not more than 91.000.
May Revoke Llren.se
In addition the operator's or chauf
feur's license of any person convicted
must be revoked by the secretary of
state and, If death results from an
accident, the operator of will be
deemed guilty of manslaughter and
subject to the punishment prescribed
for that crime.
In addition to the above penalties,
the motor vehicle being driven by a
person under the influence of nar
cotic drugs or liquor, if owned by the
driver, must be held in custody by
the Sheriff for not 1pm than thtrrv
days nor more than six months, sub-
one year In Jail or not less than one
year or more than five years In the
state prison or by a fine of from one
uunurea aonara to live tnousand dol
lars, or by both fine and imprison
ment. In addition the ODerator and
timuueur s license oi uie party vio
lating will be revoked.
If the accident only results In dam
age w property, the "hit-and-run'
driver will only be guilty of a mis
demeanor and punished as follows:
On the first conviction by a fine of
not more than two hundred dollars
or by imprisonment of not more than
10 days; for a second conviction with
in one year the ante Is raised to
not more tnan two hundred dollars
or 20 days or both, and on a third
conviction within a year to not more
than five hundred dollars or six
montns or ootn.
Anyone who violates any provision
of the motor vehicle code for which
no specific punishment is provided
and that covers most of the possible
Infractions, will be guilty of a mis
demeanor and as such the same as
a "hit-and-run" driver who merely
dnmages property. - -
For the first offense the judge can
not both fine and send to Jail, but
on subsequent offenses within the
year, he may "throw the book" at
the offender and take his money and
let him languish in Jail. ,
It Is anticipated that the harsh i
punishment provided for serious of-!
fenses will be a deterrent to reckless-
ness. to driving while intoxicated and i
to "hit-and-run" driving, while the
leniency with which "first offenders'
must be treated will have a salutory
effect in producing a respect for the
law which harsh and unreasonable
punishments for first and minor in
fractions of the law never could.
g
: In Washington I
Unimproved Road
Mileage At Only
339 Oyer Oregon
A chart, prepared by the Oregon
State Motor' association, shows graph
ically the progress in state highway
Improvement since Nov. 30. 1924. At
that time there were over 1300 miles
of unimproved road on the state
highway system. At that time also
Oregon was Just entering into Its
program of road oiling.
. In the six years following, Oregon
had reduced the unimproved mileage
to 339 miles and up until Dec. 31 of
last year tne state had oiled approxi
mately 40 per cent of the entire high
way mileage a total of 1694 miles.
This year (1931) is Oregon's big
gest year in highway Improvement
and through the medium of increased
federal appropriations the state will
make more progress in highway con
struction than In any previous year.
There have been approximately 300
miles of 'roads improved each .blen
nlum since 1924 a total ol 979 miles
in the six year period.
The highway commission has kent
&uruuujg projects in line witn new
construction, as during the same six
year period tne graded but unsur
faced roads have only Increased from
316 miles in 1924 to 408 miles at the
end of 1930. a net increase of onlv 90
miles, while during the same period
ua nines were graaed.
At the end of last year only- 8 per
cent of the state highway mileage re
mained unimproved and this figure
will be materially reduced at the
ena oi wvi.
Reconstruction and betterments
nave been -carried on continuously
during this period as Is evidenced bv
the fact that In oiled roads alone 40
per cent oi tne state highway system
has been bettered. During this time
Oregon's bonded Indebtedness for
state Highways has been reduced ap
proximately ten million dollars.
9000 To Be Slain
In Car Accidents
In Next 3 Months
saying It was
By Herbert Piummer
WASHINGTON Among the host of
retired army and navy officers that
element which contributes clamour
to Washington there Is perhaps none , vetoed the flight,
more Dlcturesaue than that eri77lpri atrainst Nfnlntlnni
old scagob. Admiral Charles Hughes.1 The admiral's disapproval and the
Aamirai siugnes quit tne navy last congressman - reached ' the. airport
uiuum uciutc uge wDiua nave uuout me same rime. And the con
forced him out. Because a navy build- ' gressman was piloted to his home city
is pjugium mj uie icriiuf ox inejuy tne siauon commander.
recent London treaty had to be pre- But when the commander returned
pared, Hughes resigned voluntarily he found a court of inoulrv ordpr
ahead of time. . . . awaiting him. An order from the boss
He hauled down his flag as chief ' of the """y couldn't be ignored that
of naval operations the highest of- I wa"' congressman or no congressman
iice oucreu Dy tne navy and with wa xiugnes.
the nrniftp nf hnth th nrAiirtanf nn,i The secretary of the navv flnallv
secretary of the navy ringing In his s'epped in and squelched the whole
ears, retired to the peace and aulet . business, and the affair wound up
of his home In 'Chevy Chase. j wltn DO lmra feelings. But the lnci-
Hls address Is still "Care of Naval , lu me unaracier oi mis
operations' but It merely m
that his mall goes there.
TltlK SKADOO
It has been a long time since the
navy had a four star admiral bossing
its affairs who looked and acted the
'autocrat of the quarterdeck."
Gasoline Heater
Explodes; 3 Hurt
old seadog more consistently than did 1 . "frY-V"' -hn- June " W) Eva
Admiral Huchcs ; Le Oalllenr.e, founder of the Civic
Desk life in Washington failed to epertory theatre in New York; Jose-
bend his Quarterdeck comnlex. prt- iu.ck uu menu
litlcal expediency somehow seemed ' J G llenne' and, "j"?8
never quite able to brush away com- 7': ; " -T ""i"'" 7 ou
i.-i.- i... ...t ,. 3 ' ferine from burns caused bv the ex.
And even now those steely eyes of ?i"',n ' "gasoline water heater in
deep sea blue, his cheeks long ago , ,,"" u"'e " 'e8 summer nome.
nui mure man six momns. suo-' enameled to a nermanent ruddv hue -""--- ana miss nui-
ject to the right of the court In lis X muftache KlkVng-lIke propor-' Fh,ln5" mt. M ,th bement to
tions all mark him for what he is a
sea going sailor.
As chief of naval operations, orders "hEh Yrnue i. ,
were orrfpr to H-hiT nd Vhn h. W?h ignited gasoline fumes.
ADMITTING DEFEAT
Do we have the courage, or the sense, to face our own
shortcomings, and to admit to ourselves and to all concerned
our various mistakes? If not, there is little hope that we
shall ever be much better equipped to fight our battles than
ve are today. ' 1
V Only obstinacy refuses to confess error, and only vanity
declines to admit defeat. Obstinacy and vanity are drags
upon the chariot of progress. Unless we cut them loose we
do not get very far.
. The same truth holds for the individual, the group, the
community, the nation. History is replete with instances
of fine heads battered against the impenetrable wall of un
alterable fact, of fine causes lost by enthusiasts who clung
tenaciously to original error, of cities stunted because they
were too proud to change their habits, of nations wrecked
upon the shoals of their selfish desire.
, There is no shame in admitting failure or mistake, either
to ourselves or to onlookers; we cannot long delude those
who watch, and they will respect us the more highly if we
frankly confess, when we muff the ball, that it was our fault.
As long as we are not too vain to face the facts there is
hope for us. But we will never be useful to our team-mates
in life as long as we hynotize ourselves into believing that
we have made a home run with the bases full after we have
just struck out.
discretion to permit a member of the
family of the convicted person to use
such vehicle. On a second conviction
the car will be impounded not less
, man six montns or more than one
I year and not to be used for any pur-
pose whatever., , , rtr4 , ,,
I A person charged with this offense
may bo taken by the person arresting
him before a duly licensed physician
for examination as to his condition
and evidence of such physician may
be admitted at the trial.
Miwt Slop Promptly
The driver of any vehicle involved
In an accident resulting in injury or
death to any person shall immedi
ately stop such vehicle at the scene
of such accident, and any person fail- i
nig 10 ao so is sunject to be sentenced
help the maid adjust the heater,
wnicn was not functioning properly.
ah 5t lb uamenne a true k a ma ten
icvmiU iiR-iu wne in.-u.-i. iw .un
obeyed. ' ; "". ;' ..." .,
The s(6ry of how on' 1 onc occasion
his orders were disregarded Is famlliir
In congressional and naval circles. '
A member of congress from the
west, who held a scat on the naval
affairs committee of the house, got
a hurry call from home. He used His
committee membership as a lever to
procure a navy plane for transportation.
QI'AKTKItDKCK Al'TOCKAT
The naval secretary for aeronautics
and the air station commander gave
to not less, than 30 days or more thnn their approval. But Admiral Hughes
women were knocked down.
Their clothinc and hair caucht fire.
: . Anthony Gerace, a gardener, ran to
cne casement, oeaz ouc tne Tire, and
drove the victims In Miss Le Oallien-
nes automobile to the Nor walk hos
pital ten miles awav.
Dr. William W. Trace y said Miss Le
Galllennc was the most seriously
burned. She suffered severe burns
on the arms, face and body. Most of
her hair was burned off. She is ex
pected to recover.
More than $10,000,000 worth of
livestock- was handled through the
-Hi-xxKyaras' at Montgomery, Ala
during 1930.
a,
GAIN GOODYEAR LEADS WITH THE
M P ROV E D
STANDARD ALL-WEATHER
Clark Wood
Says
&
Wonder how Mayor Porter would
Teel If a French guctt at lilo table
walked, out because water was served!
The total cost of all kinds of gov
prnmenl In this country la found to
be four ttmea aa much as before the
war. That It Is worth half as much
will hardly be admitted by dls
gruntled taxpoyers.
Strolling couples once studtrd as
tronomy In the open on cloudlet,
nights. Now they go to western
talkies to see the shooting stars.
We've no doubt that In the opinion
of Texas Cluinun's blondes, gentlemen
ra locking in French official circles.
msrovi:n on u i;h s noiiv
Eleverf ctii at
IMPROVEMENTS
No Eitta Price
IIKLSINGPORS. Finland. June 111
Fishermen today discovered the
body of a Russian naval officer flcwt
Ini; In the Sea of Kknaes. It was be
lieved to be that of a man who es
caped from the Russian submarine
which sank olf Finland Inst month.
The soviet authorities have been
reluctant to discuss Hie loss of the
boat but it was bcllrved to have sunk
in collision Willi another vessel
which Uo wus Knt to the bottom.
Dorothy thinks that nn architect
should be a much traveled man be. .'
ius in !Kes in all the sites.
In trying times there Is no class
distinction .. , .
iiv iuie poor
aa well as the 1,11. rich.
Congressmen apparently fear that
doing oway with political armv posts
will wreck their political fences.
. Wa wish Europe would quit peek
ing around for the war that the
league is keeping her out of.
COMING SOON
THE TIRE SENSATION
Ccfcbratins the 16th Yat it h$
been true that "More people ride
on Goodyear Tires than on ny
Other ltind."
Bigger, Sturdt'er-for moe tPiVf of
trouble-free service.
DcLuxe in AppctrincO'thc hand
somest tire you've seen,
Still more reason for saying: "1 will
buy only THE leading make'
HISTORY'S LOWEST PRICES
Value only Goodyear often!
.I.S7.05 4.75-19 $8.55
it'-i I-';'. :i
4 50 2i 7.85 5 0019 9.15
(" Ml CM Ml
Apply your present risky ttrcs
-s part payment
THE TIRE SENSATION
"1931 .';
WASHINGTON, June 13 'VP)
By the law of averages 3500 8
persons are to drown and 4
some 9000 will be killed In $
auto accidents In the next 4
three months. 4
These are the figures an- $
nounced by the American $
Motorists association in warn- st
lng motorists of vacation day
. perils. The computations are 4
based on 10-year census bu- 4
reau for June, July and Au-
gust.
The association said there . tj
were 30.000 automobile fatal- S
ltles last year, of which, about
0600 occurred in the summer
months. Of these 3500 per- g
sons who drown during the $
summer months, the assoc. a- S
tlon said the majority were
unaccustomed to the perils of
swimming ana oatnmg in un- ,
familiar waters.
Stressors to N.K.WEST &CO.
FHayHe OiH Comraipaimy
Phone M 165
Corner Adams and Greenwood
Speed Laws Are
Being Observed,
Ho ss Reports
SALEM, June 13 OP) Speed regula
tions under the new rules of the
road are being fairly well heeded, de
clared Hal E. Hoss, secretary of state,
following' a personal Inspection of
highway traffic during the past few
days. Hoss also stated he had seen
no cases of extreme recklessness dur
ing several hours of patrol.
'While many cars were traveling
at a fair rate of speed, all the drivers
appeared to be conscious of their re
sponsibilities," Hoss said. "I am send
ing a bulletin to all state officers
asking them to pay particular atten
tion to cases of excessive speed, .ad
directing that in flagrant cases ar
rests be made under the new law for
reckless driving. :
'The new law should not be taken
advantage of by any increase in speed
as in reality it - only legalizes the
speed which most of us have been
traveling." ' -
The new law lifts the 05-mile an
hour speed limit and places an in
dicative speed of 45 miles an hour oh
open road driving. The indicated
speed does not place a limit, but in
creases responsibility beyond that
point..
Oil Contracts Are
Signed By Board
SALEM, June 13 UP) Contracts for
lubricating and crankcase oils for
automobiles have been signed by the
state board of control, at which 50,000
gallons will be purchased from -four
companies at prices of 26 cents for
western, ana 3)ri ior Eastern. The
contract price was declared to be
62500 less than that recommended by
the state highway engineer.
William Einzlg, state purchasing
agent, reported to the board that the
recommendations oi the highway de
partment urged the purchase at the
rate of 30 cents and 43 cents. A
meeting of oil company representa
tives was called at which the lower
price was agreed upon, and the
amount divided between the four
companies. The contracts were signed
witn. snen; standardv General PecrtH
leurii hd AsscrCfateH'-Oir'fcdm'padiesr
The Bogey Man will get you
; if you don't watch out ;
Unfortunately, a good deal of unwholesome mer
chandise is being eased off on the consuming: pub- .
lie this seasonvAs far as look3 go, you can't con
plain. But constitutionally, it's very suspicious.
It isn't strong. Its heart action is bad. It has very;
little chance of surviving to a ripe old age. But
because it looks attractive and the price is low
and it is being fsold to the tune of the insidious old
refrain about market conditions and falling prices
it may persuade you against your better judg
ment . '
So be careful. Examine everything. Don't be
taken in by false whiskers, no matter how hand
some and plausible. .
Here at Falk's we know our Ready-to -Wear,;
Clothing, Shoes and Fabrics are fine and upstand
ing and as hale and hearty as ever, though un
usually low priced.
A maturing Chicago boy doesn't
complain jspj. much about growing
pains as Jie, does snooting pains.
. rrr-
When a stranger staggers a victim
with a bullet, that is also rod and
reel sport,:;;'
' 1
COMING SOON
1928 Whippet Sedan .$203
1930 Ford Deluxe Coupe.. . 475 .
.1929 Ford Truck ... 495
1927 Graham Truck 12a :
i.ARTRfiN rirpvunip n
1414 Adams Phone Main a
The average production of 2,143 '
dairy cows on test in Tennessee im
provement associations in April was
544 pounds of milk. !
New York Detective flies to
prosecutors home with new diary ofi
Starr Faithfull. 1
FOR BETTER PICTURES
Kodak Veikhrome Film an entirely new-type
film will give you vastly superior results in
your Contest picture-making. And it's priced
but a few cents higher than regular film. Try
Verichrome today.
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L
arger than all other cars
the price
also the fastest, liveliest
and most powerful
The new Willys Six has a longer wheelbase, in
creased overall length and a tread of 5S'4 inches
widest of all low-priced cars . . , Interiors are spa
cious and comfortable, with plenty of head room, leg
room and elbow room ... In performance, the Willys
Six is the master of all cars in its price class. It excels
in speed, pick up and hill climbing . . '. You must drive
the new Willys Six in order to realize the amazing
pcrformancecapabililiesbroughttothelow-pricedfield.
Willys Six'Coach
Down payment tn La Grande
$263.00
Balmct in 12 ,a;y mmtUy
pajmtnls. FelUwimf price!
fc TtUJ. Oh
WUIrsSix . $495 to $850
Will-t Eight $99S to $1295
Wilrn-Siriiht $109S to $1393
Willys -Ton Chuiii $39S
Willys lVTon Chassis $595
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