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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE.
Tuesday, February 9, 1932
(Incorporated)
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f. R. PINLAY .
HAROLD M, PINIAT
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Orande, Oregon. , . ,
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SPENDING' STATE MONEY'
Everybody understands, by this time, the urgent neces
sity of wiping out the deficit in the federal treasury. ..
Unfortunately, the publicity this deficit has received has
made governmental economy seem to be ahnost exclusively
a federal affair, ' The part it should play in state govern
- ments has been overlooked. '
It is odd that this should be so; for over-spending at the
state capital will hit the average citizen much more quickly,
and painfully, than will over-spending at Washington.
A business man, for instance, may pay Uncle Sam $20
per year in income taxes, and he will object strenuously if
this is raised to $30. But his state will collect an equal sum
f Vpiij him annually in gasoline taxes alone, and he will hardly
know, offhand, whether the gasoline ta,x has gone up or
down lately!
Similarly, if he owns his home, his state, city and county
governments will collect from $200 to $500 a year from him.
Care-free spending itt the state capital can add $10 or $20 a
year to that sum very easily. Yet he will pay little or no
. attention to what his shite legislature does, while he will
'groan piteously if Congress boosts his income tax.
All of this emphasizes the value of a survey made recently
by the Alexander Hamilton Institute showing how state in
debtedness has incroitsed in the last few years.
In 1915, for instance, the total indebtedness of all1 the
stote governments'. was approximately half a billion dollars.
At the end of 1930 it was just under two and a half billion.
In 1915 the states' debts amounted to $5.-11 per capita;
today they stand at $20.01.
Governmental economy, in other words, is something that
' stnte as well as national legislators need to think about.
Theso figures show that ordinarily they fail to do so. "If
retrenchment is imperatively needed at Washington, the
same is no less true at every state capital.
LOW-CUST HOADS IMPORTANT
' Bernard E. Gray, Highway Engineer, contributed an in
teresting article on low-cost farm-to-markct roads, in an
issuo of the Manufacturer's Record some weeks ago. He
says :
"What a paradox! A country able to produce a surplus
of all agricultural products, with prices at give-away levels,
: so that the farmer is in distress, and yet with people in
actual want in the cities . . . Inadequate facilities for distri
' billion and bad roads are a very largo factor in this situation.
"What aits low-cost roads?" asks Mr. Gray. "They are
roads surfaced with top soil, sand clay, shale, chert, cinders,
gravel, crushed stone or similar materials so placed on prop
, crly graded and drained road beds as to give year-round ser
' vice.
"During the past few years engineering research and
science has developed inexpensive methods of treating these
surfaces with asphalt so as to prevent dust and mud, reduce
wear and roughness and, at the same time, give smooth,
non-skid roadways . . . with low costs. As traffic increases,
it is necessary to add only a small additional thickness. All
preceding work is saved for further use. Employment is
given to local labor in the preparation of materials."
The low-cost road problem is one which every community
. must consider.
DETECTIVE HELD
PRISONER FOR (i
HOURS IN AUTO
(Continued Prom Pago One)
v hereabouts and connection with the
kldimnlnf? ca.se, Riley ahot htm.-elf
' through the hivul a police broke
into his hotel room. He died soon
afterward.
The hunt for the kidnaped La vino
imd his captor was lutcnstftrd alter
police headquarters received a tele
phone call from the inlstng dctec-
, tire under clretimMnnces indicating
duress. Pence? officers throughout the
valley, area were wnrned to guard
roada.
Five times the elusive kidnaper's
car was seen. Finally a police squad
spotted It opposite Capitol park and
llred upon It. Dwrrlll scrambled from
the ear and started to run. La Vine ! vrs conditions has beeu the sub
vtruek him over the head with a flash J- much favorable comment
light and captured him. around town aud has won for them
Darrtll said he kept the detective many new friends,
prisoner because he wanted to lrarix i Every caw Is urged to attend this
what had happened to HUey narrtll concert of the band which should
said he was rrleAsed lrom the Wash- I prow one of the outstanding muM
Ington state penitentiary last June J eal events ol the winter months,
after serving fie years for robbery j Director Loner has expressed a par
.in Seattle. The pallet here had noftlcular desire to see a arg assem
record for Hiley. blage of younger people at the con-
" : rt a Rone to considerable
The twt valvra of the giant clam I effort in preparing a prog-am that
weigh 600 pounds. . Iwilt apteal to their umcs.
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LA GRANDE BAND
PREPARING FOR
COMING CONCERT
(Continued From Pag One)
the band program will be an arrange
mcnt of ' Show Biat" recently ob
tained from England by the band.
This selection contains many of the
better known excerpts from "Show
Boat" including "Q Man River" and
is barman trett In the uuxiern style
which makes the number extremely
popular with the younger folks espe
cially. The band has been under constant
organization since being exit off from
t llw c1' budget in September and
! th loyalty of the members to the i
' prople of Orande exhibited by)
j hriT wullnpness to continue under i
He Is Away
l cannot any, and I will not say
That he Is dead ho is Just away.
With a cheery smile, and a wave of
. the. hand
Ho has wandered Into an unknown
land,
And left us dreaming how very fair
It needs must be, since he lingers
there.
And you O you, who the wildest
yearn
For the old -time step and the glad
return
Think of him faring on, as dear
In the lovo of There us the love
of Hero;
Think of him still as the same, I say:
He Is not dead - - - ho Is Just away I
James Whttcomb Riley
DENTAL CLINIC
CONDUCTED HERE
(Continued Prom Page One)
which many states In the union have
initiated.
Children Need Attention
Nlnoty-elght per cent of the school
childron need dental attention, ac
cording to statistics, Dr. Sweet be
HovcB. If children received proper
attention there would be no adult
dentistry, and It is the- work of the
specialist to help dentists In local
ities throughout the state to prepare
themselves for child dentlBtry, and
to educate the parents and the teach
er who will bo responsible for keep
ing the children s teeth In good con
dition. Between tho ages of two and
13 years, a child should receive den
tal attention every four months, af
ter which they pass tho years of child
hood. Dr. Sweet stated. The "four
months rule" would be a blessing to
tho dentist and to the children, he
said.
Tho economic phase of children's
health was discussed by Dr. Sweet
last night following tho dinner at the
Sacajawca Inn at 0:30. Seventy-five
per cent of the absences from school
and 75 por cent of tho failures aro
duo to HI health and arc responsible
for a great economic loss since tho
children who fall because of 111 health
must bo re-educated another year,
entailing a great expense to he state.
Dr. Sweet believes that since seven
out of every 10 diseases enter through
the mouth, that a clean oral cavity,
which Incudes tho mouth, ears and
nose, would decrease tho numoer oi
Illnesses which would In turn de
crease tho number of failures and re-,
educated children, putting money In-'
to tho state's pockets, which could
bo expended for child health nurses;
and other Improvements.
Children can be taken caro of over,
ten-year period for prevention atj
one-half tho cose necessary If they j
aro taken for curatlvo treatment, he 1
declared. I
Dr. Sweet held a practical clinic
today In tho office of Dr. A. M.
Mgoxo In tho Sacajawca annex, and ;
hus been demonstrating methods on
children for tho benefit of Eastern
Oregon dentists.
The Eastern Oregon Dental society I
went on record last night as recom
mending to the st to board that this
district have nationally known men
In city clinics Instead of In state-wide
clinics.
SIMIXIUNG DEPENDS COl'USB
SALEM. Feb. 9 (AV-Before he be
comes a yes man for the Oregon
highway commission ho will leave
tho conuntsslon. Senator Charles K.
Spauldlng of Salem, Informed the
Klwanis club in a noonday address
during which he defended his posl-
lon taken at the meeting of the
highway commission In Portland last
week. Proceedings of that session
wcro elaborated upon by the speak-
who declared that because he op
posed the purchase of additional park
acreage In the face of existing unem
ployment he was accused of "creat
ing n row" by other members of the
commission.
' Both Rubo Williams, of the San
Mateo polo team and his pony were
knocked unconscious in n recent
game In California against Cypress
Point.
ROUND TRIP
Between points In Oregon,
Washington, Idaho, Utah,
Nevada, California, Man.
tana (wait of and Including
Butta, Helena, Groat Falls,
Havre), Wyoming (west of
and Including Groan Rlvsr),
and points In British Colum
bia. Minimum adult far SO
cents. Children half faro.
GOING
FEB, 19, 20, 21, 22
RETURNING: MARCH 1
(Home by midnight that date)
Approximate
ROUND TRIP FARES
9V
TO DESTINATIONS
100 300 500 lOOO
MIIIS Mll($ MIIIS MIIIS
AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY
2.16 4.32 10.80 21.60
Baggag Checked
Tickets good on all trains and
In all cars. In Standard and
Tourist Sleepers, add regular
sleeping car charges.
Ask local annt
union pacific
I UNION PERSONALS
s' s
By Mrs. L. Z, Ternill
(Observer Correspondent)
UNION (Special) About 40 Ep
worth Leuguers met at the home of
Mrs. Viola Parker for choir practice
Saturday evening and enjoyed a so
cial hour and lunch served by the
hestess. The Epworth League services
Sunday evening were attended by a
largo crowd. Dorothy Posey had
charge of the progrum, which con
sisted of the stories of how certain
hymns happened to be composed, and
tho hymns were afterwards sung by ,
tho choir. Next Sunday special ser
vices for Lincoln Sunday will be
given In the morning and evening.
The regular meeting of the Wom
en's club lost Thursday brought out
a large crowd in spite of bad weather.
Mrs. Alec Slater had charge of the
patriotic program which opened with
a salute to the flag followed by our
national hymn, "Star Spangled Ban
ner" sung by the audience. Miss
Margaret Calllhan gave a very Inter
esting paper on Washington's Mount
Vernon home, as it now appears to
visitors. She showed pictures of the
various rooms and their ' furniture,
much of which is the same as used
by Washington. Mrs. Edith Phy sang
"Promise of Life" after which Miss
Alice Cadwell gave some intimate
glimpses Into the home life of Wash
ington. Mrs. Merton Davis gave a
brief talk on early music of the Col
onial times and sang "Ben Bolt" and
Massa's In the Cold, Cold Ground .
Mrs. Edith Phy played a patriotic
solo "Hail, Columbia!" The program
was closed with a short talk by Mrs.
Slater on "Washington at Home."
The hostess committee consisted of
Mrs. G. F. Hall. Mrs. F. A. Goodbrod
and Mrs. Ellis Hess.
Mrs. Biz Rode has been quite ill
for the past month tind, has been con
fined to her bed most of the time.
Mrs. Sajrah Caspar, Miss DeVlnney
and Miss Fries, of Hot Lake, were
dinner guests of Mr. and M,rs. Walter
Ccck Sunday evening.
J. P. Larsen, father of Mrs. Orvel
Jensen, who suffered a stroke of
paralysis about a week ago. Is very
low. His oldest son, Murray, arrived
from Los Angeles the last of the
week.
Airs, fannie Bid well went to La
Grande on Saturday and Is a guest
at the Walter Reuter home.
Mrs. Fred Nodlne, of Island City,
Is visiting at the home of her father,
Sam Hay nes.
Mrs. Viola Parker aud Mrs. Louisa
Burwell were complimented at the
nicetlng of the Women's Relief Corps
Saturday with a fine lunch served
by Mrs. Mae Scott and Mrs. Lllllc
Cross. The special surprise was a
token of appreciation for their long
services as organist and patriotic In
structor. The next regular piectlng ;
will bo au all-day session with a
covored-dlsh luncheon at noon fol
lowed by a patriotic program put on
by members of the La Grande corps.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Loennig, of
Haines, wre dinner, guests of Mr.
and Mrs.-, Will Campbell Snttirday
evening. . -
Mrs. Rachel Bid well went to North
Powder Monday for a visit.
Chas. Shelton, Portland attorney,
has been visiting his mother Mrs.
Anna Barber, for the past three
weeks. Mrs. Shelton Is visiting a sis
ter In Seattle.
WHIT? I'LOWIHt TORI ES
NEW YOU MID-SEASON
PARIS W Tiny toques made
entirely of white flowers are a new
hat vogue for mid-season wear. White
velvet violets and white velvet forget-me-nots
are the blooms most
cftcn used. Tho hats are generally
worn to ten or to the theater.
"Why buy a second -choice tire
when jfref -choice costs no more ?"
Astonishing low 1932 prices now,
on Goodyear All-Weathers!
See Foster Sims at
City Service Station
Phone Main 9S0 2nd & Adams
Tune In
Goody
Coast-to-Coul
NBC RiJio
Proftrttni
We!. 5:;ut p.m.
Sal. 6:00 p. iti.
BOBSLED RECORD
SHATTERED TWICE
Capadiutt Does it First,
Then American . Team
Lowers His Mark Today
OLYMPIC BOBSLED COURSE, Lake
Placid., N.-Y.. Feb. 9 Wi Beto Capa
drutt, youngest -p the Olympic' bob
sled contestants, broke the world's
record for the Mt. Van Hoevenberg
Olympic bobsled run today when be
took his rope-driven, white Swiss
slcd down the hazardous course In
2:05:08 in the first heat. The pre
vious record was 2:09 held by j.
Hubert' Stevens of Lake Placid, whose
time for his first run today was
2:13:10.
The Swiss record; did not stand
for long, as the American team of
Hubert Stevens and Arthur Adams
flashed down the slide In 2:04:2,
By Edward J. Nell
(Associated Press Sports Writer)
LAKE PLACID. N. Y., Feb. 9
Still exulting In victory such as the
unttea mates never before had known
In speed sknting, the throngs bulg
lug the little village of Lake Placid
turned again to the bob run slide on
hazardous Mt. Von Hoevenberg and
the problem of the queer quirks of
weather that have plagued the 1932
winter Olvmnics.
But even tho weather, after wiping
out the scheduled start of the two
man bobs yesterday and then relent
lug to thaw and soften Ice on the
skating rink, could not maintain its
vagaries long enough to deprive tjie
United States of the last of a series
of conquests such as the winter Olym
pics never have seen.
First Clean Sweep
Irving Jaffe, ace of American dis
tance skaters, sped to his second
Olympic championship In the 10.0QO
meters final, giving the United States
its first clean sweep of four speed
skating races in the history of the
Olympic competition.
The 13 two-man bob teams of Aus
tralia. Belgium, Switzerland,' Ger
many, France. Rumania, Italy and
the United States were ready again
to dare the steep slopes of Mt. yan
Hoevenberg. Weather conditions and
visibility were favorable.
Canada and the United States
pulled farther away from the hockey
opposition of Poland aixl Germany
last night and seemed certain to
battle for the Olympic champion
ship Saturday, the final day- of the
games.
Canada so far has beaten the United
States once, Germany twice, and Po
land once. The United States has
beaten, Poland twice and Germany
once. Last night tho United States
beat Poland and Canada conquered
Germany, both by 5-0 scores.
Dempsey Defeats
Everett, Roper
MILWAUKEE, W15-. Feb. 9
Jn.c,K Dempsey, former world's heavy
weight champion, easily outpointed
two opponents in four rounds of ex
hibition boxing here last night.,
With the left hook that won him
fame in his heyday, Dempsey knocked
Buck Everett of Gary, Ind., and Jack
Roper, Los Angeles, all oyer tho ring.
Hie popularity at the box office net
ted him approximately $6000.
Everett and Roper each hit the can
vas under the blows of the former
champion. Everett was down three
times for the count of nine. Roper
fared somewhat better, falling only
once under a short left hook.
State Rescues Fish
SACRAMENTO. Cat. yTlie res
cue division of California's fish and
game commission saved 7.028.972 fish
last year by transferring them from
drying pools and streams.
VIC-ROW
Exercising
Machines
$9.95
w. H.
BOHNENKAMP CO.
Third Death In
Indiana Boxin
10
Ring In 7 Days
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 9 UPi Boxing
in Indiana claimed Its third victim
within a week last night with the
death at Kokomo of Wilbur Bus
sell, 39, an amateur. The other two
who died, were- professionals.
Russell fell just before the end of
the first round' of his scheduled three
round bout with George Scott at
i Kokonuq last Wednesday. He walked
, to ' his corner, but was, unable to
', continue. A coroner's Mport at-
1 trlbuted death . to odema of the
brain. Scott was under technical
arrest today pending a grand Jury in
vestigation. The other deaths In Hoosler ring
circles were those of Bud Hughes, 17,
of Bockport, Ind., who died soon af
ter he collapsed during a fight at
EvauBvillo last Tuesday night, and
johnny Jagg, 22, of Clinton, Ind.,
who died at Indianapolis Thursday
night after' a bout here last Tuesday.
Herbert E. Wilson, Marion county
prosecutor, announced last night that
an affidavit charging Al Holden of
Worcester, Mass., Fagg's opponent,
with Involuntary manslaughter, would
bo dismissed in municipal court to
day. BOXER GIVES CON CERT
TO Fhl OUT PROGRAM
BABNSLBY, England m Dom
Volantc, Liverpool boxer, likes to give
a crowd Its money s worth.
He knocked out' his opponent In
20, soconds, and when he reached his
dressing room it occurred to him thot
"My daddt.aoiir
7 77
cj?'anaaaat,
landv pocket
foil KtH-ps your tobacco in
better comli lion and makes the
price kwer. Hence TEN cents.
YOU CAN. DEPEND
the customers might feel cheated. So
he returned to the ring mm a muum
organ to give n concert for the nine
rounds missed.
COUGARS WILL
PLAY OREGON
AT EUGENE
PULLMAN, Wash., Feb. 9 ( The
lcaguo leading Washington State
Cougar basketball team moves to the
coast this weeKcna lor "v
pearanco west of Pullman this sea
son. Friday and Saturday the Cougars
meet Oregon at Eugene mm
day and Tuesday they move to Cor
vallls for two games with Oregon
State college, aftar which they return
to Moscow for a gomo with Idaho
Feb. 19. Only two more games come
after Idaho, those against Washing
ton at Seattle Feb. 26 and 27.
' In tho first nine games, all played
at Pullman or Moscow, the Cougars
dropped one, that to Oregon early
In the season.
Coach Jack Frell probably will take
his squad west Wednesday night.
rixK
I'HEUOMINATES
AT CAPITAL W'EWHXO
WASHINGTON W) Pink was prom
inent at the fashionable wedding of
Miss Victoria Stuart Ty tus to Law
rence Cooildge.
Tho hhe of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Woods Bliss, where the reception was
held, was filled with pink azaleas and
! begonias.
The bridesmaids were at
tired in pmk georget with utile
velvet jackets of American Beauty
rose shade with velvet toques to
match.
7
. wia me
...that the man vko
makes pipe tobacco
has to know his
business.' Colonel
Wellman handed
down to Granger
his 1 870 secret
that mellows and
flavors tobacco as
nothing else can,
nonrli f
ON A LIGGETT &
Coast Teams Scent
Cash In Training
Near Large Cities
SEATTLE W WJien the Pacific
Coast league training season opens
around March 1, seven of the eight
teams in the circuit will be bunched
around San Francisco and Los An
geles in order to "clean, up" with
exhibition games.
Seattle fell In line this;year -by
selecting Santa Cruz under a three
year contract for its training and
baking grounds. The Indians have
wandered all over California for
their spring maneuvers since rejoin
ing the Pacific Coast league in 1010.
The baseball training season for- "
merly was a period for seclusion,
intensive practice and coaching for
youngerjlnyers. But it is not now In
the coast league. t
Of the eight clubs, . Oakland will '
be the only team to travel away
from the populated centers where
good money awaits exhibition con
tests. - -
The Aeorns ' will train inland at
Fresno where they will have a
chance to bake out.
The San Francisco Seals will
practice at Monterey, just across
tho bay from Seattle's camp; Sacra
mento will divide its time between
Sacramento and Boyes Spring;
Portland goes to San Jose and the
San. Francisco Missions to Woott-
land.
Los Angeles will work at home on
Wrigley Field, and the Hollywood
Stars will drop down to San Diego
with week ends in Los Angeles
whenever possible.
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