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OPENS FEB. 2
AT GENEVA
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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
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SOIiD EXOliUSn'BIA' AT FAUt'S:
CAMP FIRE HEAD
! HOLDS MEETINGS
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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
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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
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