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it Page Four LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE. Friday, January 22, 1932 (Incorporated) Ao Independent Newapapcr Phone Main 600 P. B. JflNlAY dltor .and . JHibUsher HAROLD M. FUILAT. Busjnett Manager Publlihed evenings, except Sunday, at 1710 Sixth , afreet, .La Orande Oregon. '' Entered at tne Poatofflce of La Grande, Oregon, a Second Olaaa Mall, Mafter, under act or March a, 1879. ' . OPFIOIAL PAPER OP UNION COUNTY AND TH CITY OP. LA Q RANDS " .MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED PRESS The Aasociated Bre&s Is cxclualyely. entitled to tiee tor publication of all news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise -credited if pub lished herein. All rights of republication of special dispatches In this paper and also the local news horeln also are reserved. National Advertising Representative U. O. MOGENSEN CO., Inc. .Ban Francisco. Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, cmoago. -Detroit, New York . SUBSCRIPTION RATES, 1 By Currier Dally, one month In advance '. Dally, sis months In advance , ,. Dally, single copy Pally, per niqnth.ln advance ,By Mall Dally, per six months In advance . Dally, per .year In advance ... .. 75c -M-eO - 60 - SOo 2.50 .ao.oo ADVERTISING KATES Display, foreign, per column Inch ... Display. :ocab per column men . -Time contract prices on Application ARMS PARLEY OPENS FEB. 2 AT GENEVA (Continued from Page One) Trust in the Lord, and do good : so Shalt thou dwell in the la,nd, and verily thou shalt be .fed. Psalm 37 : 3. " ' GASOLINE TAXES ' That imaginary visitor from Mars would find no evidence of the great American depression in an analysis of automO' bile .and gasoline taxes collected by the federal and state gov ernments in 1981. On the contrary, if the motor vehicle , appeared to him a luxury, he would interpret those figures s indicating a periodof great prosperity. Motorists broke all records last year in their contributions toward state ;and federal incomes. They paid more than $500,000,000 in gasoline taxes and many times that amount in automobile taxes and fees, , . Most -.of this money ;has gonejinto construction and main tenance of highways,. It added thousands iof miles of good ji;oads to the system which has no equal in the world, helped .large populated areas escape from .the. deadening bonds ,of isolation and strengthened the economic structure ,qf the country by improving and extending its transportation system. i ' The mptorist driving his average of 6800 miles a year is Serving not only his own convenience and happiness but is contributing substantially to the general welfare. More gasoline taxes were collected last year than in any previous year not because there were more cars on the roads or because the average persons did more driving but because the tax rato was higher in several states and the more power f ul aud speedier automobile of the vintage of 1931 consumed more gas per mile. CALENDAR , REFORM Perhaps if societies for calendar reform could get together on some practical and trouble-proof plan that would bea sub stantial improvement on the Gregorian calendar something would be done about it by the powers that be and with the consent and approval of mil concerned, and everybody is con cerned. . These societies are all at white heat in their earnestness and all agree that drastic things ought to be done about our bungling ,old calendar which, it appears, is so irregular, in exact and confusing as to make life almost unbearable. But there consonance ends. Each has a different scheme of re form and all other schemes are wrong, fatally wrong. Calendar reform becomes a popular issue with the rank and file only when the reformers talk of increasing the num ber of monthly or semi-monthly pay days in the year, and it loses this popularity when the tenant foresees that it would also increase the number of rent days and when the debtor is advised that the traditional 30 clays would be re duced to 28. Calendar reform would take the world by storm if it prom ised to obliterate the first of the month, abolish blue Mon days, do away with the day after holidays; elongate the vacation and multiply the number of paydays while subtract ing bill days. In Washington liy Ildiiert rimmucr WASHINGTON "Whenever a hi&li post In Amerlcim dtplomncy is sud denly nuitlo vncaiit by resignation or Otherwise of Inte, before very long tho nnino of Willinm It. "Bill" Castle figures in the gossip as to who will bo the successor. Castlo Is undcrsecretnry of state nnd the man who. within tho post decade, has risen from an obscure governmental position to the high est official post obtainablo outide of tho cabinet itself. At the present there arc three highly Important diplomatic nsslgn mcnta open. Aa Uiunl, Costlo's name enters the discussions. ' First came tho resignation of Am bassador Forbes at Tokyo at a time when conditions In -the Par Fast nre more unsettled than they have been in a long time. Castle 1b the very man. It wus heard. Didn't President Hoover send him oit there ns a special am bassador during tlie London naval conference in 1030? was appointed undersecretary of state, upon tho death of J coop h Cot ton, the choico was hailed with enthusiasm. Dawes' Place to Fill Then followed the startling resig nation of Ambassador Dawes at London, leaving tho Court of St. James to be filled. Again tho name of Castle was heard. &s well as in connection with the disarmament conference at Cic- :neva. At one time he was men tioned ml a poMiblo chairman of the American delegation. Perhaps the reason lies In the Tact that "Blir Costla is one of the most popuinr men Konrrully In t Washington officialdom. When ho Friend of Hoover Another reason may be that ho is a closo persoual friend of President Hoover. In the days bo fore Horuert Hoover become president, the Hoo vers, tho Heds ( Senator and Mrs. David Reed of Pennsylvania) and tho Castles comprised one of the outatondtng neighborhood groups in woamngion. Washington observers know well how close Hoowr and Castle wore during tho trying days tho morato rium on war debts was being negoti ated. It Is but natural that Castle looms Into the spotlight on occasions such us this, world Income, she is estimated to jhavo about 17 per cent of the potaX armament . expense. Europo,' with an income about equal, Is responsible tor 60 per cent according, to Per Jacobsspn, a Swed ish -expert. - On. the .basis of 1027 national in comes, Jacobsson. figures the per-. centages spent on arms by European nations and the United States as follows: Great Britain. 8.4, France. 4.6, Italy, .4.3, Germany, 1,3, United states, 1.1, an . indication pf Jiow he current arras burden of Just under 5,000,000.000 hlta the world. Thus the delegates and their 2600 helpers will have something' tangible to bite into, but first the political angles must be. talked out, conferred over and blustered about. :Jermaits Pose Problem Possibly . the most delicate of theso is Germany's demand for per mission to re-arm, unless other na tions disarm in accordance with peace treaty pledges. German statesmen have found a rising demand tor equality, or some thing near it, with -other nations.' That Franco will oppose this with the. greatest vigor may be taken for granted. England's position, generally. Is that she has already led the way in disarmament. America makes much tho same assortlon. France- Is In creasing her expenditure and Japan has Indicated that she would be loath to make further reductions. None of this makes very good read ing -for disarmament advocates, but they are more than hopeful. Ten Years Preparation To begin with, the 'Conference ell muxes 10 years of work, five years of It pointed for- this Tuesday in February, Nations are a bit sick of them solves and may be more willing than heretofore to make icompro- mUes, despite their advance state ments, they argue. And they feci they have popular opinion behind them in every land. Tho plans for continuing the con ference perhaps longer than a year Indicate how thoroughly the -question is to be examined. Technical Work Heavy After the political phiiSe te past. tho long general debate and the hotel room conferences, the technical com mittees and their subdivisions will get down to business. By then they1 will know how far disarmament can go. By the time this is cotmplotcd mil lions of words will have been writ ten and spoken in languages for 04 nations, and new wings built by Swiss hotels. when 46,102,180 .was .received. Gas tax receipts dropped to $5,940,088 last year. Co-operative aid from the federal government during the IS years to taled $18,489,580, with the largest amount Appropriated last year, or 64, 036,069. Federal appropriations h&ve been made since 1919, the one mill market road tax. appealed in 1931 contributed 812,854,982. This 4ax was first assessed in .1920. Counties Spend $7,434,713 , Other total receipt toward high way work were contributed by the one-fourth mill road -tax, which was started In 1914, and nded in 1926 for a total of 92,429,460. .Counties have contributed $7,414,713. Miscel laneous receipts accounted .for 91, 476,913; cooperative railroad, work to taled 9406,680; latere..' ,tn daily balance 4391,147; fines $191,788; mo tor transportation lees 937308; in terest on loans to general fund 919, 489. In 1913 the state legislature ap propriated 910,000, the only appro priation made by the) legislation, and the only xeeelpte for the :first year of the .highway program and crea- tlon of the highway .commission. In Jap Mixup. PORTLAND CASH PORTLAND. Ore., Jan. 32 UP) Cash wheat: -Big -Bona bluestom 77c. Bolt wiute B2140. Western white 62 c. Hard winter 62 ftc. Northern spring -62J4c. .Western red 62c. . Oats: No. 2 white S25.0O. Today's car receipts: wheat flour 22; hay 4. 43; TESTIMONY HELD i UP IN TRIAL FOR LEGAL ARGUMENT (Continued From Page One) fir ' 4 Confidence Growth .. Is Seen in U. S. A. Sir John Simon, above, . Great 'Bruam s roreign secretary, Is ex pected to make the next move in the protests -of nations against continued Japanese occupation of Manchuria. Ho has already been In conference with representatives of other governments interested, in -the "open door" -for China." NEW YORK, Jan. 22 (P 3ates W. McCarrah, president of the rorld bank for international settlements, arrived for a visit today, on the liner Europa, declining to talk about in ternational questions but declaring the United States in the last few months had seen "a decided growth of confidence." Regarding United States finances, ho said Americans "have got to make up their minds to pay taxes and stop issuing bonds." Ko said his opinion . had always been that a sales tax was one of the most just forms of taxation. POTATO MARKET CORVALUS, Ore., Jan. 22 (ff) The Los Angeles potato market maintain ed Its strength gained yesterday while other consuming and shipping cen ters remained dull, with prices un changed, according to today's market- gram released by the O. S. C. exten sion service co-operating .with the U. S. D. A. bureau of agricultural economics. I Potatoes: (All quotations per hun- dredweight, sacked, unless otherwise noted). Terminal the principal terminal harlot markets for U. B. No. l Netted Qem potatoes were reported mostly duu today. Chicago, market full, quotations un changed. MIDLAND COLLEGE SINGERS COMING (Continued From Page. One) FOUR BRIDGE TEAMS AT TOP (Continued From Page One) La Qrando store, J. C. Penney Co., Moon Drugs, Community Cash store, and W. H. Boluicnkamp. Printing was donated by the La Grande Print ing company and the Currey Press. Mr. Devlno was In charge of the details of the tournament, fashioned after those being held In the lead ing cities over tho United States, and assiating him were Mrs. Charles Gra ham, Mra. Andrew Loney Jr. and Mrs. Lynn Larson. The committee In cliareo, of tho tlckot sale Inoluded: Mrs. Devliie, Mrs. Prank Robinson. Dr. Margaret In gle, Mrs. George Tlss, Mrs. H. E. Brady, Mrs. Robert Stevens, Mrs. Russell Parlett. Mrs. Otis ' Palmer, Mrs. Walter Palmer, Mra. Andrew Loney Jr., Mrs. Stanley Lyons, Mrs. Victor Eckloy, Mrs. Robert Carey, Mrs. Dietrich and Mrs. Clyde Bunting, OREGON USES VAST, SUM IN ROAD BUILDING Andrews briefs of supreme court de- .of Washington. cisterns affecting the point, and de- fense counsel adjourned -to 'the Mari copa county law Library to consult. First Witness on Stand The bogging down of the state's j tubiieruj .rapid, .progress came wnue the first witness of the day, John D. Washington, negro head porter at the Phoenix Union station, ,was on the stand. Washington rolled his eyes toward Mrs. Judd, seated at the counsel table, identifying her as a woman whom he had helped aboard the Southern Pacific train for Los An geles at. 8 p. m. Oct. IB. I put nor baggage on the train' he said. "She had a suitcase and a, hatbox. Tho hatbox had 'A, A. M'V on it." Mrs. Judd's maiden name was Mc- Klnnel. Identifies Suitcase i Washington Identified the suitcase when it was brought to the -witness chair. "Did you ever see that before?" Andrews asked 4he porter. "yes, I put It on the 8:10 train Oct. 18." "Whose .was lt,.do you know?" "That Jady sitting over hore." He turned his eyes again to Indicate Mrs. Judd. Objection by defense counsel when the state attempted to hoye the suit case marked as state exhibit "E" ln evidence, stopped further questioning Rodin' Masterpiece "The Joor of. Hell," or, ns It is more usually called, "The Gates of Hell," is a work by the emlncnl Trench sculptor llndln, on which he originally Intended to place his famous statue, The Thinker. We understand thnt-.thls mouuinent has now. been set up In Pnrle, contrary to the sculptor's original Idea. Washington Star. MOROCCO YIELDS OLD ART lege , conservatory of music will pre sent them fn a Sunday evening con cert. ' Their other engagements also show the high- calibre of -the eight part, Midland College choir. In Port land the Ellison-White 'conservatory has, booked them for a concert. In Salt Lake . City the .Tabernacle choir of 300 has engaged them .to sing in the huge LV D. 8. tabernacle. The Brigham Young university, Provo. Utah, is sponsoring the choir's ap pearance In -that city; and -the Uni versity of Wyoming ,is offering the choir to the people , of Laramie, Wyo. The 'Midland choir is ably directed by Prof.. Oscar .Lyders, who was a student under Dr. P. Melius Christ iansen, well known director of St. Olaf College choir. That Mr. Cyders is effectively practicing the princi ples of harmony and interpretation; which he learned as a student Is proved by this statement from Dr. Christiansen. "The Midland College A Cappella Choir sings muBlc -of a high order and does it well. Its aim 1b to produce an artistic rendering of the best there is in religious a cappella music, and it succeeds in a very great measure. My best wishes j go with It," he said. The concert of this skilled group of Midland singers will be one of -the finest contributions to the program of La 'Grande's musical season, Mr. Bracher promises. RABAT, Morocco (P) A Greek bronze statue, 57 Inches high -and ap parently representing Apollo -has been found in the ruins of the ancient Roman elty of Volubllls. It is thought to be a copy of some work by Praxi teles or Phidias. - IIUMI'HJtEY APPROVED SHOES FOR WOMIN 5 ifl 214 AAAAAtoEEB SOIiD EXOliUSn'BIA' AT FAUt'S: CAMP FIRE HEAD ! HOLDS MEETINGS (Continued From Page One) land, Scotland, Canada, South Amer ica, Africa, Japan,. Alaska, Hawaii, Porto RJco, the Philippines and oth er countries. Many -helpful sugges tions of- Interest to the guardians were made,--and Miss Kemphthorne emphasized the main 'feature of the WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 Presi dent Hoover's j-enomination of Wil liam E. Humphrey, of Washington, to the federal trade commission, was ap proved today by the senate Inter state commerce committee without a organ izatlonr filling -the lives of the record votOj girlo with a interesting -occupations1 movement in 'the'.city.f and helping them to find an inter esting and helpful way of spending their leisure time. , Miss Kemphthorne, when speaking .before the future teachers attend-. Ing 'the Normal school, stated that Camp Fire helps them because through the symbolism they can de velop imagination, and it Inculcates ideals of living, comradeship and so forth. Through the honor beads which ' can' be earned in 'the even crafts material is suggested to teachers which -is helpful In -the -classroom. Many Interesting suggestions -for 'the ibotterment of their, circles was suggested to the girls who -ore now : members of the great -movement, t when Miss Kemphthorne spoke Use fore the assembled -Camp hre girls . of the city at 4 o'clock. She -de--1 scribed the fun and (interest which, can be derived from an .active Camp . Fire circle, .and told -them what ;oth- er Camp Fire circles are doing at present. ' During her visit Jiere, Miss Kemph-. thorne was the guest of Miss Made line Larson, leader of the -Camp Fire ' ;. identified by, Voice When a mnn ;was plnced on trial fn Salford, Rnglnnd", for bigamy, his wife, who Is blind, said she Identi fied him by his voice, and the iden tification was allowed. (Continued From Pago One) $14,759,440 was disbursed for highway orK. tiio first year the commission expended but $4,103, Interest payments on outstanding bonds wero charged against tho high way fund beginning In 1017, but not until 1022 was any money paid on tho bond principals. no money was received for motor vehlolo Ucgiibps for the highway com nlsslon until 1917 when ftloo.OOO was paid. In 1031 3.077.284 was nnU lected. First (las Tux In .1019 How To Relieve Head Noises Good Advice For Those M'ho Fear Doarjics Salo of bonds and accrued lntorefit supplied 43,367.883 toward the stato drum, and also to correct any ex- highway fiuul. whilo tho gasoline tax supplied 37,030,044. The first gaso line tax was collected In 1919 when 200.795 was paid In. This was In creased until the peak year in 1930 Catarrh sufferers who are growing hard of hearing, should take warn ing from that stuffy feeling of pres sure against their ear drums, those buzzing, rumbling head noises, like steam escaping, and take prompt, effective measures to stop this trou ble. Head noises due to catarrh are almost always the forerunners of deafness and most deaf folks suffor from them constantly. Often the never-ending, nerve-racking "hum" drives the sufferer almost frantic and may result in a nervous break down. Thanks to a remarkable medicine. It is now possible to lessen these head noises and often completely overcome them, and with their dis appearance the hearing also greatly improves, and frequently can be re stored to normal. From Red Cross Drug Store, or your druggist, secure a 1 oz. bottlo of Parmlnt (Double Strength), take thlB home and add to It "V4 pint of hot wator and a little sugar. Take one tablespoonful four' times a day. Parmlnt Is used this way to rcduco by tonic action tho, inflammation and swelling In the Eustachian Tubes, and thus to equnllzo the air pressure on the cesa secretions in tho middle ear. Parmlnt usually gives, quick, effec tive results. Every catarrh sufferer should give Parmlnt a trial. .Adv. kk.U'V cox)i i:ui:i), WAYS HOVIKT OK11C1.M, MOSCOW (D D. S. Sullmov. chair man of the council of commissars of the Russian republic, has an nounced that the soviet five yoar plan for lamping out Illiteracy has Ixvn fulfilled. He said that 1,500.000 ieron had been taught In iea to read and write. 6.650,000 In loao and 10,500, 000 in 1931. With the number of lltllorntw In the V. 8. s. fl. reduced now to 3. 800,000. there will bo none left by the end of 1932 and 32 out of every 10.000 Inhabitants win be studying In universities. Valuable "Bunny" A sable marked rabbit (ur, valued it $fl,000, wns shown nt nn Interna tional show In London, The LA VEND AR LUNCH Depot St. Chicken Dinner Sunday -35c . Includes Potatoes, Bread, Vegetable, Drink, Pie or Salad THE SHAKE SWITCH SHOP SATURDAY & SUNDAY SPECIAL Strawberry or Pineapple Sherbet - 25c qt. ICE (REAM 3;c QT. GOODYEAR ALL -WEATHERS ARE HERE! Better In mileage Better in tread-wear Better In protection .against blowout Better in puncrure- proQfncss Come and see them! ! Liberal Trade-In Allowance for 1 " Your Old Tires TUNE IN Goodyeor Coast-to-Coaat N. D. C. Radio Programs tved 3:30 p.m. Sat. 0:00 p.m. City Service Station l'b. SI-SK0 Sim nnil Adams ffypE SkucIi 8iVjgfc'fc 29x4.40-21 I j $3.83 Kacll LrSffl 1.. pairs GOODYEAR SPEEDWAY full Price Karh In Oversle Karh Pairs 294.40-21 .'. $3.8:1 29x4.50-20 . , 4.30 4.17 30x4.90-21 . . 4.37 4.'.'3 28x4.75-19 . . 8.13 4.97 29x4.75-20 . . ,V:n 5.ll 29x5.00-10 . . J1.30 5.23 30x5.00-20 . . B.I.". !!..! 31x5.00-21 . . .1.74 ..-, 31x5 25-21 . . fi.IRl 0.13 30x3 !i .... 3.57 3. IB i -1- r.-.Mw.n.i.i.g-w'ijfjrox.. La Grande, Oregon. Has It Occurred to You? 'That when you purchase MT. EMILY HAMS, BACON, AND LARD, we have after the transaction, both the money and the products? Whereas on the outside products you purchase you may retain the product for a while, but the MONEY IS GONE -r- "It will not return for seven years" (Harvard Economic Research). Hams Bacon Backs Bacon Sugar Cured Sugar Cured Streaked with None Better ; 1 ;.Lean . Lean Pound 17c Pound .... 12c Pound . . . 15c Lard Pork Legs Loins Dry Steam Rendered Half or1 ' ! . Half or i Not Tank Lard ; Whole' ! Whole Pound .... 10c Pound . . . . 11c Pound . . . 12 y2e Pork Roast Weiners Hamburger Fresh Frozen From Whole Beef Pure and Shoulder Butts .j!tj Carcasses Wholesome Pound . . ... 9c 2 Pounds . . 29c 2 Pounds . . 29c Pork Sausage Pigs Feet Veal Roast 100 Fresh Pork Cleaned Milk Fed, Choice 2 Pounds . . 29c Dozen':. .. 19c Pound .. .. 15c GROCERY DEPARTMENT Cheese Tomatoes Shrimp Full Cream Twin Peaks Fancy Large Eveiy Pound 18c Solld Pack . Can Guaranteed - f i t OA No. 2io Tins Regular Size 5-lb. Loaf. .89c 3for , , 35c 4for, . .. .. 49c MUk MarshmaUows Cake Flour Morning Brand with the Taste of Fresh Cream Richelieu Brand , " VrnVMS , Vanilla Flavor Makes Better Cakes Tall Cans 16-oz. Cellophane Bag -Regular Size 6c - Case . $2.85 .Bag . . .... 19c 25c Naphtha Soap Crackers Oranges A. B. Brand N R r Prpmii.m ' Seedless Navels For General Use J -sXZ , D ,Bh. 10 Bars .. ..29c ;2-Ib. Carton 27c Perc'aie'T$2.75 ,"r-v '. -ii-'i; .'I all . : !l
