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Page Four EK GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, EA GRANDE, ORE. Monday, December 28, 1931 lAeorpecmtcd Am Indrpudrnl M Jlfyil Phon Mala CM P. B. FZ1YLAY . . Ultor ud Pnnuahar HAROLD 1L FINLAY . Business Ku Published crenlsga, except Bandar- art 1T10 tUxUi (met. La Qraads, Oregon. Cntred at tba Postotflca of La Cranda. Oregon, aa Second Claaa Uau Matter under act of March S. 1879. OFFICIAL PAPER OP UJflOX COCKTT AltD TUB CITY OF LA GRAND MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS Tba Associated Preaa la exclusively entitled to aw far poBDeattan of all nam dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited If pua Uahed herein. All rights of republication of epeclal dispatchea In una paper and alao the local neva herein also are reeerred. national Advertising BepresentaUT ILO. MOOKNSEN CO. Inc. 6as Pranclaco, Loa Angeles. Seattle. Portland. Chicago, Detroit. Kew York SUBSCRIPTION BATES By Carrier Dally, ona month In advance TOe Dally, alx months in adranee Daily, alnela codt ao Dally, par month in adranee . Dally, per six months In adranee . Dally, per year In adranee Bj Mali Mo JIM ADVERTISINQ BATES Display, foreign, per column Inch Display, local, per mnmn men . Time contract prices on application faced by the child is greater during this short span of yean than at any subsequent period. Prom them the child learns to un derstand the world about It. and, rightly or wrongly learned, lta Initial lessons are hard to unlearn. . Animal trainers xnow the Import ance of the breaklng-ln period of a young horse or dog. Experience h&a taught them that a valuable nimni may be ruined by faulty training. I They pay attention therefore to the WELCOME U'lX TODAY MED FORD, Ore, Dec. 28 W Is welcome lull occurred today In the 1 ouzzaras that Saturday and Sumter raged In the mountains south of ( cere, leaving rive feet of snow on 1 the higher lerela of the Stsklyous and the Green Springs mountains. State police warned motorists not to attempt trips Into She storm area unless they were equipped with chains and shovels. The Pacific highway was ooen to Weed. CaL. and marooned southbound motorists were t COMPACT 7-R00M HOUSE natlre traits of the animal, and take! permitted to proceed this morning. I Building Permit Total For Year Up To $70,807 their obserratlons into consideration aa they train It. Unfortunately. we can not always say as much about toe training or brmring-ln of those other most in teresting young animnls children. Many are not trained at all. but lite Topsy Just grow up. ; A laree number of these, however. I crow ut with a -toosr-turry- mental ; second building permit asnlied and emotional life. for -this month was Issued Dec. 19 to The practical aspects of mental hy- .J- A- GJermo. to erect a garage on glene. those dealing with the training ' Cedar street between Adams and of normal children cave been well Washington, to cost tea. developed. Previously, an $885, permit had been For those who are Interested, and issued, bringing the total for Decem- who feel their responsibility to young jber to M5, and the total for the year children there la available a large, to (0307. , quantity of very sound advice and In- j With business conditions quiet struction. at least two months of wlntery The books of Dr. Thorn' on the weather ahead, contractors do not ex- Everyday Problems of the Everyday , pect much , building activity here dur Child, and by Dr. Blanton on Child ' ing the remainder of the present sea Guldance offer a wealth of valuable j son. material to guide one In bringing up 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 faint. Isaiah 40: 31. A BEST INVESTMENT Though real estate inflations and deflations result in Josses to the unwary, it is still true that the best investment on earth is the earth itself. In few, if any, communities today is real estate to be sold fit the inflated values of five years ago, and the person who bought at peak prices and is now forced to sell on the present market, must take a loss. But if history repeats itself, as it has never failed to do in the past, those peak prices of the last boom will be exceeded in the next. One of the seven wonders of America is the rise in a century of the value of the land within the present limits of Chicago from 160,000 to ?5,000,000,000. Right now the latter figure may be excessive, but when business recovers it will again be an inadequate estimate. Prof. Homer Hoyt, prominent economist, has shown by an exhaustive study of Chicago's real estate history that after every quiet period the city's land, values have reached p. higher peak than ever before. And this same thing is true of every city. . ; Despite occasional fits of wild speculation, real estate values enjoy a solid and steady growth compared with other forms of property. The current situation has forced values down, but they have not melted to the vanishing point. children with health. In many communities there are lo cal organizations devoted to child study and to the promotion of men tal hygiene. The local state department of health will undoubtedly be able to advise sound psychologic, rpjjjQ Qp YOUTHS SAFE AFTER NINE ! r 1 RAIN, FLOODS IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA (Continued Prom Page One) in Oakland were marooned for time the water Dlled up to the lower xne lire utrptw calls to -many FALKS I U f Kayser . FABRIC GLOVES 85c - $1. - $1.50 A nice assortment of chamoi suede gloves pull-on styles colors of black, beige, beaver and brown the better ones are all hand sewed. By The Associated Press This suburban house finds' its tn- jsplrauon from the early Colonial de sign of American ancestors. have good light and splendid cross ventilation. As you enter, to the left Is the liv ing room. On the right the hallway T VO TXT r a C iy k rrr XJx 1 O l-s L.iOUiULO it pmh.,.iw! n nf tha rham f .pleads past the lavatory to the guest (Continued From Page One) vou If and where such organizations : .am autmDtm i Colonial exterior with the modem i niaids room and on jilo the ait- conception of the Email family plan. ; CMn- the rear or the living room Our Idea of construction. altlug!i " "l"I,'": " " uu,u may be reached. i is a small porch which might easily d!- ? "-".-;'.r"ahr-a Willow slough. .Sch inundated progress over the say line trail. They ; " " " 77 ZZ- PPairs are two huve bedrooms. A CYflW 15 PiTTTVr carnea rauons lor only ven TTZ ; third Is silghtly smaller than the S?U 1S Idavs, portioned .them so that ttey , Edition of materials. .. ' other two. At ie front are two bath- OYER THE STATE ''- dlrs- but finally were! The exterior of the house is of wood mma mkcot to return wnen tneir jooa sup- 1 " .u j The nouse ouia be most suitable ply was exhausted. ; leather up to the sills of the second ;on a lot 75x150 fet, but to closer IJ- Mmns ITOm there "P- suburban areas would fit comfortably Bool is of weed, or non-lnflammab:e ! a u 6O1100 feet. It should face shingles In various tones, which , . M,,. (Continued Prom Page One) THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT V . v u ' Christmas buying and giving may have suffered-this season, but it is all the more reason why there is a bull Imarket in the true Christmas spirit , When the country was prosperous, poverty virtually un known and everyone was busy shopping, wrapping, mailing ;'nd entertaining or being entertained there was no room jfor the good old-fashioned Christmas spirit. It was crowded :out by more materialistic and worldy things. I This year with less of the wherewithal the real signifi cance of the season has been impressed upon the minds of both giver and receiver. It has indeed, been more blessed to give than to receive this Christmas. Not what one has, hut what one shares will count today. ) From the sacrifices, little and great, and the acts of char- j ity and generosity taking place on all sides, the nation is ! deriving a better appreciation of the real meaning of Christmas. wet flakes of snow which melted as they fell shifted down on Eugene early to?sy. Drenching rains of the past few dsys have flooded many basements In the city. The Willa mette river was up four feet today. An unusually high tide was re ported at Florence, and the strong southeast wind kicked up a heavy surf. Wide tides broke a house boat from Its moorings at Cushman last night and the boat floated down the river 10 the sea. No one was Injured. Most of the coast roads were flooded today. Cascade summit reported heavy Queen's Well-Stocked Mind "Knsrlich lVnmn In I lfo npH I at. tors" I,- "fmX; ZLa i "P! Cr- !all-day sun to the living room. Prop- . " . " ,.-uiu oi ito u. miewB6aeu landscaping Is an important factor book-leamin- unllicient to (it her t.lck. The shutters are dark blue Z the eaut7of the ouse for an archbishops wife." She re- green. AU extvr.or woodwork Is paint-1 t have been taken on this ceived a classical edncatlon and is 'd white and this includes the wln-hoU5e between S6.000 and said to hare aitained proficiency In iaow and muntins. 'm.ooo approximately, with due regard Lctin and Greek. j This houe Is unusually compact 'to the fact that individual tastes for a seven -room home. All partitions may Increase this figure, and depend- COSTKiAX TTifiFS iare OTer one ahher for eco-jlng also upon local labor and ma. FEDERAL ACTION (Continued From Page One) j 1 , ; nomy of construction. And all rooms terlal costs. snows. 24 inches of snow having fal- j alone. 000 unemployed in Kew York City Obituary len from Saturday morning to Sun day, bringing the total to six feet. "The spectre of starvation faces WESLEY DVNCAX millions of people," he said, "who (Contributed) have never before 'known what it J Wesley, Duncan, resident of Jo was to be out of a job or what it ph since 19C2, passed away at his meant to be up against it." ' j home Friday morning. Dec. 18. 1931, Hodson estimated the 25fcO00 ' at the age of 78 years and 18 davs. f'OOS WEATHER STORMY :h MARS HFI ELD, Ore.. Dec. 28 iff Rain end snow fnlinwintr vtnlpnt vfnti storms combined with the highest ! famllles an1 unattached persons , in j His health and strength had failed tide In several years Sunday sent ? ew Yor were either in need or '. gradually with advancing years but Coos river and tributary streams to a new high level: Scores of acres of farm lands were Inundated by salt water, rendering them worthless were receiving some kind of assis- ; hie simny spirit never left him. tance. Wesley Harvey Duncan was born About - $25,000,000 from private at Klngsville. Johnson county. Mis funds and $20,000,000 from public aouri, on Nov. 29. 1853. He was the for several seasons. Many residents funds HodEOn be avail- j son of William and Mar Jane Dun were obliged to use boats for trans portation. " Damage amounting to several thousand dollars is believed; to have fceeu done to electrical equipment" in several lumber plants. 8NOW AT KLAMATH FALLS KLAMATH FALLS, Ore.. Dec. 28 V?, A heavy snowfall continued here during tri night, although there was some thrwtng today. Roads were blocked but most of them were expected to be opened today. There were six inches of snow on the ground at Klamath Falls. HEAVY SXOW AT BAKER BAKER. Ore.. Dec. 28 iA'j A heavy snowfall started here about 11 o'clock this morning and continued with in creasing intensity. The temperature was mild and there was no wind. Roads were rough because of frozen slush. Yesterday's temperatures were unusually high and much of the snow already on the ground melted. able for relief in New York Costlgan asked if that would be adequate. ; .. 'The funds ow in sighti are nqt ; adequate," Hocison replied. ..'.vj Senator Wheeler asked what sfce meant by adequate. "I believe nobody will starve to death in New York City this win ter," Hodson replied. "But we have got to remember something more than Just keeping the body and soul together." The welfare expert said he be lieved the distressed should be per mitted to live in "a reasonably de cent way." (f--. The present relief basis of S0 a month for a family of five, Hodson said, "is entirely inadequate." , The witness said free medical fa cilities in New York are being taxed "to the limit and beyond." He added that to some extent the In creased demand for free medical at tention was due to malnutrition. He said, however, that the mor tality figures "do not yet disclose an alarming situation." can and with his parents spent much of his early life In Cooper county, Missouri. In the year 1878 he was married to Anne Hobbs of -niraois. After living a year in Missouri they moved to the west, settling near Cove, where the family home remained for a number of years. To this union were born five children: Olive, who passed away in infancy: Noel, who passed away April l. 1931: Weslev. now of Joseph; Mae Williams, oftne most important citizen. dren, Frederick, who passed away in infancy, and George and Lillian of Joseph. Mrs. Duncan passed away March 8, 1928. He leaves to mourn his loss, one brother. Columbus Duncan of Cleve land. Okla.; a sister. Mrs,' Adelia Wright, of Troy. Idaho: five chil dren, five grandchildren and one great-grandson. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church at Joseph Sunday afternoon with the pastor. Rev. S. 11. Smutz, in charge. Burial was in the Enterprise cemetery and ser vices at the grave were In charge of the Masonic order of which he had been a member for many years, affiliated with the lodge at Cove. In the passing of Wesley Duncan, Joseph and the community lost a much loved citizen.- Always irlendlj. always interested ia the everyday things of life, he had many friends among old and young. It was char acteristic of Mr. Duncan that the smallest child was as welcome to his friendship and to share In his overflowing kindliness of spirit as parts of the city. , ment responded to .,- pump them out. 1 San Francisco had some flooded cel 'lars. and a small landslide at jTele ' graph hills, which covered street car tracks. j RowboaU.were used in San Mateo i county by some home-owners to reach their residences as water piled around North Burlingame structures. Large Areas Inunaatea Large areas in Santa Clara county were covered with water as streams overflowed their banks. In the Sacramento valley water shed. Redding reported one of its trorct. itymR in historv. The gale j wrenched telephone .poles out of the ground, overturned buildings, and spread debris over a wide area. Further south, the Sacramento river overflowed near Chico. backing water toward .that city. And still further south, lands around Colusa were In- i undated. Water was pouring over should wash away mountain snows. ti.x-,i. waaia. intr, Cuttpr hv.nnss. and which tmoeared unlikely.. . guards were ready to open the. Yolo j i by-pass If the need arose. WIRES OUT OF ORDER 1 mock men vt antra ! PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 28 VP i The. crest' of the high water in the -Trains from , California arrived hers Sacramento moved south from Colusa several hours late Sunday and tele this morning, and was expected to nhon- and teletrraDh wires nonth reach Sacramento today. No fear was of Portland were still out this morn felt In Sacramento that the waters lng because of. the blizzard In North would, cause great damage. Stockmen em California and Southern Oregon. had been warned to take cattle and Portland officials of tho Pacific sheep from the lowlands. . Telephone and Telegraph comoanv Yolo county reported a flood rrom p!ilr crews were struggling into illow slough, .which Inundated a th. storm area but had bpm im,M. large area, and covered portions of T-r. rv,nptrat t.h rWn fmnw ririt, the west-side highway from Woodland a hour last night. Meanwhile all to the Davis "Y." The Yolo Filers. romm,ini.t.nnR Rn Pr,L. club, west of Woodland, . was sur- Canjorala points, were be- rounded by water. - mg rerouted through Salt Lake, Boise From various sections of the -state nena. came the word that highways were southern Pacific company . off iclals covered. The Redwood highway was here had Uttle information of the flooded In some sections, and land- condmon of their roadbeds aa their slides also. had to be contended with, communication was broken off at Above Dunnigan, In Yolo county. Ashlndi on the. Siskiyou line and at some bridge approaches were washed crescent Lake on the Cascade line. out- No Information of trains south- A .snowslide near Cisco, Cal., last bound out of Portland was available night blocked the Southern Pacific because of disrupted communication.' main line east and officials of the - , company at Sacramento expected traf- HIGH TIDE AT SEASIDE fic would be tied up all .night. The SEASIDE, Ore., Dec. 28 (jp) . a Pacific limited carrying approximately nine-foot tide running before a south 100 passengers, was backed to Colfax, west gale smashed doors and windows for the night because of the slide.) of a natatorium here Sunday, flooded In the Sierra Nevada, the snow con- oceanslde . hotel rooms and tossed - ' uvuiu iuw ouiiu; wi ieU O OtltrvUJ. reported at .summit. , while Jack Riddle. Seaside, was at- San Joaquin Not Menaced , tempting to secure for firewood one While all streams In the San Joa- of the logs yielded .by the turbulent quln valley watershed were rising, sea. other logs struck him. fracturing there were .no flood threats. The his leg. ' storm was lighter In this section. Several bulkheads .fronting private Further rains, promised by the property were destroyed at Cannon weather bureau for today, might be Beach. Further south a Portland construed as a real .flood threat, ob- bound train was delayed by logs and servers said, but indicated the threat refuse heaped on the tracks .by the would not be serious unless rains mountainous tides. ' Grangevillc. Idaho, and Leonard, of Portland. . In December. 1887. his wife passed away and In February. 1888. Mr. Duncan with his four children re turned to his home In Missouri, where the -children were left In care of their father's, people. He returned to his home In Lower Cove, where later his sister, now Mrs. Adelia Wright, came to make her home, bringing with her the children to be with their father. In March. 1893. he was married to Mary Jane Cameron of Cove, and to this union were born three chil i The aim of every man should be to get out of life all that there is in life; to develop Intent possibilities; bring to life dead talent; discover new forces; learn how to deal with men; grow character; build a soul in fact, to become a leader in the world's work, a man who delights in raising the standard of men and who carries the flag of civilization for- j ward. If we can help anyone to be happier or more useful, we will be just that much richer ourselves. We only really own what we use or share. Men do not acquire such a place by trying to get all thev can out of the world, but by trying to put all they can into 'TT,.T,Tf ? ,icomnuii assignments in the new I Tn WncliinnrAtt XII If UOllUl" IU11 j R? Herbert fMummer WASHINGTON Young Paul Kvale. Minnesota's 35-year-old member of fCongress and the only Farmer-La-borlte In the house of representa tives, mads 'em all alt up and take notice In the way he fared at the hands of the Democrats in the mat ter of committee assignments. " , Paul himself must have blinked ils eyes once or twice when he first .took a peep at the lineup. t For six seats on as many house .committees were given him and not a one Is sn empty honor. An Accomplishment - Not btd progress at all for a "youngster" who has been In the house jurt a little over two years. No member of the house In years had been the subject ol so much speculation as Kvale recently. With the close margin separating Democrats and Republicans, It look ed for a while as If he would have the final say as to which of the parties would control the seventy. second congress. But he kept mum. congress. He was advised that It I looked as If the Democrats would be in control. Then It is said he went to the) Democratic leaders with the same request. He was told by them that) they. too. were not Interested In I making concessions for his vole lnj the matter of organization. ChrUtma Gift As It turned out. Young Paul vol- I ed lor neither the Democratic nor Republican candidate for speaker, j but cast his vole lor Schneider of 1 Wisconsin one of the five to do so. But the Democrats remembered him with sn assignments three more than he enjoyed under the Re publican regime. Which was about the best Christ-1 mas present Kvale could possibly expect. ixcaiui TUB 11RST SIX Vr.tRS We need not agree fully with those who say that the chlld'a mental and Tisycholouic die Is cast, for betur nrl Gossip has It that at one time he for worse, during the first six veara approached the Republican leaders of Its life. In order to appreciate the I witn tne request making no prom- value of thla period. i;r mst he he Riven his three old The sum of Initial evnerlrnreV BRUSHING UP SPORTS ... By Lauf er 0M"n luuuau " wazusasBi" . : IS r 1 pail scofr- V J A7 KM I ' H I . - iV. I : ' : f . If a tl fcedo . ;Ni 'lis til BVi.fi . U :i . t r:. "- , v s tt i Ki-AH ,r ; -. i i --v hxz i j t .'- v v vw vn iff . r "" VS T : T T"7 rtasc ; : ) . u m fv ( 14- ; ' " ' .:. '- ' .yg - - ; In sickness or trouble In the neighborhood no one was more gen erous In the devotion of time and money according to frheir means .than Wesley Duncan. For many years he was a leading ligure in movements lor - the relief of dis tress. Having a wide acquaintance in this and Union county he was in active demand to serve on all manners of committees and boards without pay. These he accepted and served faithfully to the end For many years he was active in business with his livery and sales stable in Joseph, where he bought and sold horse on a large scale. He was known widely as one of the best Judges of horse flesh in Eastern Oregon. Mr. Duncan was noted for his interest in politics and always was well informed on the actions of congress and the political aspect of national government. Enterprise Record -Chief tain. i GANDHI SPEAKS TO 50,000 OF HIS FOLLOWERS (Continued From Page One) ARE YOU '.Taking advantage of your spare time this winter? Stop . a minute and figure how cheaply you can make one or two comfortable rooms in the attic or basement with a few f pieces of w a 1 1 b o a r d , either n Celotex or Sheetrock, and a few ; 2 x 4's. Call us and we will help you figure it. HOME LUMBER & COAL COMPANY 1802 Cove Ave. Phone Main 248 I congress adherents, finally dispersed the crowd. The mahatma also heard news of I serious riots In other parts of India, which have taken 12 lives in the last two days. At Lahore four Hin dus and four Moslems were injured today and taken to hospitals. The city was alarmed and a curfew or- ider was Issued, compelling all citi zens to remain Indoors between 8 p. m. and 7 a. m. Eleven persons were reported killed yesterday at Peshawar, where troops fired on a group of anti- British red shirts." 'Fancy Wrapped and Packed Rome Beauty Apples 89c Box S-P-L-I-N-T-E-R-S Official Publication of THE VAN PETTEN LUMBER CO. lbs. - P. S. COFFEE 97c Grande Ronde Meat Co. Garago Mechanic: "What's the trouble. Madam?" Ladr: "They say I hare a short circuit. Can you lengthen it for me. please?" We haren't had a dis satisfied customer yet on GORDON CREEK. All of our customers say that It gives lots of heat and doesn't clinker. Willie: "Pa, what Is a peanut politician?" Pa' One that Im proves with roast Ing." Our NU-WAT weath erstrips are easily In stalled, and sell for only 5c per foot. MJ-WAY Is a com bination of copper and high grade wool felt. Teacher: "Isaac, what's the difference VAN PETTEN LUMBER CO. between electricity and lightning?" Isaac: "Ve dunt hav to pay for UghtnlnV The modern home of tho future will be In sula'.fd all around, and will need a very small heating plant. You can Insulate ydur present home with BALSAM -WOOL and you won't have to work your heating plant so hard. Let us explain BALSAM- WOOL to you. We Sell To Sell Again
