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Pae Four LA GRANGE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE. ORE. Friday. February 26, 1932 (Incorporated) An. Independent Newspaper. Phone Main 800 MCMBl. HAROLD M. PINLAY . Business Manager Published evenings, except Sunday, at 1710 Sixth street, La Grande, Oregon.'. ' " " ; 1 Entered at the Poetotrloe of. La Orande, Oregon, as Second Class ; Mall Matter under act of March 2, 1879. "- OFFICIAL PAPER OP TJNIOK COUNTY AND THE. CITY OF LA ORANDE MEMBER OF. ASSOCIATED PRESS ' " . The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to use for publication 1 of all news dlBpatcbea. credited to It or not otherwise cerdlted if pub--.' Ilshed herein. All rights of republication of special dlspatcho in,;, this paper and also the local news herein also are reserved, . National. Advertising Representative '-r M. 0. MOOENSEN CO., Inc. Ban Pranclsco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, Chicago, " . Detroit, New York SUBSCRIPTION RATES " My Carrier Daily, one month In advance Dally, six months In advance - - Dally, single oopy .. . ... By Mall Dally, per month In advance Dally, per six months In advance . 76e ...4.B0 ... 6c . 60c ..$3.60 Dally, per year In advance . '. ..W.O0 . ADVERTISING RATES Display,, foreign, per column Inch .............................42c Display, localF"per column Inch ..' 46c . Time contract prices on application Other Papers: I Say: -. 1 -. : ms curious world - To be carnally minded is death ; but to be spiritually mind- J . .- ! : . . i 1 1 , 'ii . . ' . .; i NEW AMERICAN EPOCH In the. news that more aliens left the United States than entered it during, the year 1931 there is a clear indication 1 tjhat a turning point in American history has been reached. For mere than a century Uncle Sam's domain was a power , ful magnet, to millions beyond the seas, They came in tre mendous floods, comprising one of the greatest migrations in the story of mankind. But now, evidently, the tide has reached the crest and a slight backwaBh has already begun According to recent estimates, the number of aliens who went back to the old country in the past year was approxi mately 25,000. greater than the number who came in. Sev&lp flmmigration restrictions, widespread deportation proceed ings, and present business conditions are probably the strongest factors in, the situation. " ' ' ' It is hard to realize how much this change means to Am: erica. In 1914 fully a million European were granted admittance to our country; and as our restrictions were stiffened after the war the desire to live in the United States grew stronger in the hearts of- innumerably war- stricken men and women across the Atlantic. But now that epoch 's finished. The land of opportunity has announced that it now has all the inhabitants that it 'needs for a while. And some of the new comers have fouhdH 'on the other hand, that life can be just as hard on, this side of the ocean as on the other. Has America ceased to be the lant of opportunity? Most of us would not admit it. But from now on our growth will be slower. Never again, probably, will we welcome immi grants as we formerly did. Perhaps it is a good 'thing, for it will allow, us the opportunity to educate and assimilate those that are, now here, solve many social problems of long standing, and raise our general standard of living. , ; tJncle Sam is a young man just attaining maturity, Now he. must take an inventory of himself, decide where he 'is going, and how he. is going to get there. If ho is to make n success of his career he must recognize his weaknesses and take definite steps to correct them, and then combine all his forces in the long struggle upward to the goal. As a nation we face many complex problems. And the fact that we have stopped growing gives rise to further problems. Heretofore all our industries have . taken for granted a rapidly growing market; now they 'must adjust themselves to a fairly stable population. '' ' " livery man and woman who came to America somehow felt that life would be better over here; that there would be more freedom, more opportunity, more happiness. That vision is still with us; and now we are settling down to work harder 'than ever to make that vision a reality. Uncle Sariv has grown up, but the best years of his life are just ahead. FASTIDIOUS Within this first quarter of the twentieth century the immaculate man and woman,' once conspicuous because of . their neat personal appearance, have become common-place, and the slovenly individual stands out in the crowd. It may be said without danger of much exaggeration that present day standards of tidiness during wording hours are higher i than the Saturday night and Sunday standards of two decades back. Even the modern factory workers gathers no more grease and grime than his agricultural forebear. One phase of this trend toward universal cleanliness and personal pride is noted In a current advertisement;" The ad- , writer observes: "Physical wholesomeness luis become' gospel to the Ameri can people. Toilet preparations which enhance charm are on ; every .household list as only groceries used to be. The . makers of fine soaps, dentifrices, bath salts, powders,' per fumes, creams, lotions and score of other cosmetics picturize their winsome appeal." Further proof that this is the fastidious era is seen in the increased volume of business of laundries, greater number of dry cleaning and clothes pressing establishments, thriving shoe shine stalls and stands, more general adoption of the . daily bath, more frequent patronage of the barber shop and beauty parlor, and more extensive wardrobes of men, women and children. ...... PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE The senate committee on terri tories and Insular possessions "has approved a measure designed to give Independence to the Philippine Is lands if approved by the Filipinos 16 years after adoption of a constitution for the Islands.' The estimated short est time before the Islands would become independent Is 10 years. ' The provisions of the plan agreed On call for admission of Philippine products into this country In the present volume for the first 10 years of' the 16-year period. Then for five years the tariff would be graduated; and upon complete Independence full tariffs would apply. The pur pose of' these provisions Is to give th ' islands time' for an economic adjustment from free trade relation ship to this country to tarlf rela tionship. Now the Islands ship great quantities of sugar, copra, cocoanut on, hemp, etc. to this country, free of all duty. American producers competing with Philippine products have lately become the most noisy advocates of Philippine Independence. Dairy Interests object to free impor tation of cocoanut oil which is 'a large ingredient of butter substi tutes. Beet sugar Interests oppose free Philippine sugar, though 'this Is not so large as the quantities from Hawaii and Porto 'Rico which como in duty 'free Cuba has a 20 per cent differential, that is, her su gar comes in. on the basis of 60 per cent 'of the standard tariff.' Perhaps in 10 years ' the islanders may be able to govern themselves. The United States has generally held to the plan of giving them Inde pendence when there was prospect of stable government there. It - Is hard to tell how soon the period of tutelage should end. Countries 'free and white and nordlc are having' so much'' 'difficulty maintaining self government .In these times It may not do ' wise .to be too skeptical of the governing capacity of the little brown brothers. " It does not seem, however, that the question of Philippine Independ ence should be set on a higher bdsts than the commercial side. On the one hand commercial Interests with Investments in the islands are eager for the United States to retain con trol indefinitely. Such a counie would not be honorable dealing with the Filipinos who have been our wards for over 30 years. Nor Is It fair and Just to set them adrift be cause 'now they arb In small 'degree competitors -of residents of the main land. In our Judgment, there ' are only two factors involved: first, the capacity of the islanders themselves for self-government; and second, considerations of strategy from the standpoint of American Interests in the orient. On the last point pros AUSTRALIA, . . rTUS USUAL VfiAcTice of Tub ' 6USHMAK ' . DAUSKfeW Of HIS jr.-.-iii. "V'S&i. J.ii .i c. OF-OKMHOMAVVAS 6 IVXl flVf stats odieKmoi !V- - SfeP1 IN THE DessftT. . eoasTUeGNesT- , . HtXSSIN IMF JWs eiAKCCACTOS. '' ' ' , I I In Washington By Herbert Plnnimer WASHINGTON - The spectacle of seeing the "Lion -of Idaho" lift his' "oratorical' paw for a' strike at the Scholar in Pontics" thrills senate galleries nowadays, but onlookers of the past probobly would have yawn ed. Senator Borah's verbal dash with Senator Pess of Ohio the other day on the question of whether the gov ernment, should, appropriate money directly for unemployment relief was exciting enough. ' But It pales -bende some of the stormy 'scenes' enacted on the floor of the senate. r ' -- In what is sometimes described as "the good- old' days" 'senators prac ticed less self-restraint than.' they seem to do' now.' 1 Then they -often sought satisfaction with their fists for what they Construed as insults. i-Such a thing today Is a rare occur rence. .' slderably." The lotter Institution re ceives considerable of its Income from the federal government. and for pur poses of the current discussion this may be disregarded. The 'two institutions are cutting cornerB on maintenance costs, sal aries 'and general operation. There have been some reductions In' the total number of students attending tnis year and as a result some com binations In faculty positions have been possible.- They have curtailed expansion programs and for the most part have budgeted for upkeep and repairs only the sums most urgently neeaea. . - - -. While this co-operation is being appreciated by the taxpayers, there probably will be steps taken to co ordinate the various Institutions' work atlli - further. Moves now on foot are strongly In favor of elimi nating duplicating functions among the five major Institutions of Wash ington. The university, state college and the normal schools are offering certain overlapping work. The pub lio Is providing these Institutions as free schools of higher learning and an Increasing number among the public Is demanding that the fullest economy in expenditure of its tax will have as her subject "A Little City of Many Nations." Miss Hughes has a fine message and It will be a privilege to hear her. The public is invited to attend. BANKERS AND FARMERS IN CONFERENCE (Continued Prom Page One) This being u dry country, we rather expect its mercurial people ' to vote wot in The Digest poll. Were It wet, they would vote dry. Weston Leader. and cons nearly cancel out. the ad-! mono be practiced.- Unless critics vantages of an outpost In the far ' " atleW' J"8' satisfactory east being offset by the dangers of i" "" Z ,7 , ""' "- ...h .v.rt t.- ,1H .aol duplications removed. Walla nnm 41nf. l-lm ' TTlllnrJ SrntAa hlmillrl I ' "" retain tibmo naval base there, which tho Filipinos would doubtless be en tirely willing to have ua hold", for their protection as well as ours. So that the only issue of Importance Is: are the Filipinos ready Xor self- ttovernmcnt? About the only way to tell whether they are ready for self-government Is to let them try; and 10 years ought to be long enough .period of pro bation on top of the 34 years they have had. They could hardly make a worse mess of things than, the Cu bans. Orogon Statesman, ' UNCIJ3 8AM, LAY OFF A federal tax of one cent per gal- REED ATTEMPTS . TO BUILD UP A POSITIVE ALIBI (Continued From Page One) of Grant county, discussed the pro gram to Increase the feed supply In Orant county through the use of fertilizers on the hay crop, testing tho grasses ond other methods. John Kuhns, forest supervisor of Baker for the United States depart ment of forestry, discussed "Food Resources and Conservation on For est Reserves," including methods of reforestation and noting tho facilities ror rood supply. H. O. Avery, county agent of union county H, A. Llndgren, animal hus bandman, O. S. C. extension serv ice; F. L. Ballard, county agent lead er; and R. G. Larson, county agent of Malheur county, are the afternoon speakers; ' while Eugene Courtney, of wood burn, and Dan M. Otis, of Madi son, Wis., will address the banquet, LlHt of Registrations Registered for the meeting are Paul V. Marls, Corvallls extension service; C. C. Clarkson, Livestock State bai.k Portland; Kenneth Mil ler, ' Spokane, Portland,1 and Seattle railway, of Portland; Dan II. Otis, ag ricultural, commission A. B. A., Modi' son, Wte.; T. P: Cramer Jr., Portland, Oregon Bankers' association; A, K. Parker, Enterprise, Ore., State bank; J. A. Eggleson, president of Enter prise State bank; R. 'G-. Johnson, ex tension service. Canyon City; J. A Oasklll, of Imbler, farmer. R. T. Fortner, county agent. Baker; R. O. Larson, Ontario county agent, night admitted he had seen Reed at alhT ?uny: f'' iTe ... . StRtfl bank: Paul O. Stewart. Crane me ponce station An Ashland newspaper woman, Miss Rcglna Johnson, testified Layman hod toia her naif an hour after the mur- lori on gasoline will be placed on clor that ho could not describe the gasoline if that Item Is not expunged .nien wno Kinea Knott. from the list of commodities re com mended to congress by Ogden L, Mills, head of the treasury depart ment, for the imposition of a sales tax. 1 Tho gasoline tax Is a source of rovenuo which by right of priority should remain exclusively to the states. It creates a fund that re verts directly to the benefit of those from whom It Is collected. Money dedicated by motorists to tho cause of for good roads. A federal gasoline tax would go for general governmen tal purposes and when once estab lished will be hard to dislodge. If It Is necessary to resort to a sales tax to raise sufficient 'revenue for federal purposes, why Jump onto the already heavily taxed motor fuel hen there are thousands of other commodities outside the provisions of the new revenue proposal? For the federal government to invade tho Rfts-tflX field is to cripple tho states. It is true, Uncle Sam would collect Mrs. Florence Mnrsters, of Ashland. identified Rood as a man who stayed at her rooming house the night of the murder. REV. CUTLER TALKS BEFORE LARGE CROWD State bank; Paul O. Stewart, Crane stockman; H. A. Llndgren, Oregon State college; John C. Kuhns, forest service, of Baker; Eugene Courtney, Bank of Woodburn, Woodburn, Ore.; F. L. Meyers, of La Orande; L. R. Brelthaupt, O. S. C. extension serv ice; F. L. Ballard, Corvallls, county agent leader; H. G; Avery, Union county agent; Paul E. Pollman, First National bank of Baker; Mrs. Poll- jman; R. S. conwtocK, cove iarmer; A HYA. Zurbrlck, president Union Coun ty Bankers' association. La Grande: Walter Pierce. George Currey, E. H. DeLong, of La Grande; and Thomas WallBlnger, A Heel. Evangelist Rev. C. W. Cutler, spoke good roads should be used only i lust night to an overflowing audience at mo cnapei car stationed at the Fir street crossing. Elliott Finlay sang as a special musical number "Teach Mo to Pray.' The evangelist's theme was "Above the Clouds" and he men tioned three mountain top incidents in tho Bible Calvary, Mt. Olivet and Sychor. Ho asserted that the Losd's richest blessings como to the adven turous soul. Mt. Calvary stood for sacrificial service. In answer to the Christian Who asserts he has done his share, tho evangelist asked "In view of Calvary when havo you done the tax from the manufacturer, but J": !H"'' T L'? u'?1 power, persou.nl, perpetual, practical. Sychar Btands for testimony of the convert. Sunday morning. Rev. Cut ler will speak on "The Builders" and In the evening at 7:30 he will speak on "Th Main Line." These services will be In the Baptist church. There will be a union service of the young people of tho Baptist, PreBbytcrian, Methodist and Christian churches In the chapel car at 6:80 Sunday eve ning. The children's Loyalty choir will sing a special selection at the tho tax ' will be on the price Just tho samo, without benefit to the states. It is the plan in Oregon to reduce, at the- next legislative ses sion, the automobile license fee by per cent, or more, and raise the gasoline tax possibly two cents. A federal tax In addition would make too much. It Is enough that the motoring group build and maintain our costly system of hlRhways with out being called upon for heavy fed eral tribute. Perhaps Japan did borrow from America some of the , "high-pressure" salesmanship methods that she is using on China but blowing up her customers is purely her own t idea. tactically without exception, all , Sunday morning service. There will stales employ nutombblle license fees J be a children's meeting at the chapel and gasoline tax collections for rood car each Tuesday and Thursday at purposes only. Last year In Oregon 4:00. eliminated the two-mill market Saturday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock road tax. The gasoline and auto Miss Ruth P. Hughes of Hock Springs, taxes must fill this breach'. Property Wyo.. will speak at the Baptist had to be relieved of the burden, ' church. ' Miss Hughes Is engaged In and It will never again be replaced, t Christian Amerlcanlimtlon work ond The federal government should lay I off the gasoline tax and leave 'It BsessasBBvaBMHasBHSBflBnsBBflH exclusively to the - states, whero It belongs. It seems that the Idea In getting taxes Is to get where the getting Is good,, regardless of all other considerations. Oregon City Enterprise. Famous Geographer Paolo Toscnnelll Dill ipozo, Ital ian geographer, wns born In Flor ence, llnly, 1807, and died there In 14G2. He believed that India could be reached by sailing to the west ward, and so ndvlscd Columbus In M74. He also gave tho king of Por tugal similar views. It Is thought lie strengthened the purpose of the great voyager to undertake the western voyage. Precious Metals in East An liast Indian nntlro's financial standing Is based In part upon his accumulation of silver. Much of the' gold lace worn by Indians is often stiver with a thin plating of gold. Camels, ; elephants and bul locks of tlie Orient are "nil dressed up" for a royal parade when they fare forth In silver trappings. National Geographic Society Bul letin. ....v . Valuable Diicovery Sir William Henry Parker, a fa mous Kngllsh chemist, first discov ered that coal tur could be utilized. His discovery of the first aniline color, rn 1S5S, laid the foundation for a great chemical Industry. SAYING It WITH FISTS There Is, for example, whot is re ferred to "on "the hhl" now as the Tillman-McLaurin -Incident. Both were 'senators from South Carolina. One day during debate the charge was made that President McKlnley could - get .votes on -the. Democratic side of the senate when needed. "Pltohfork Ben" Tillman In some way brought, his colleague's name' into the discussion. McLaurln, ab sent from the chamber at the time, heard of It. flushing into the sen ate, he threw the lie in Tillman's face. - - - - .'"Pitchfork Ben" was at him In stantly. Teller of Colorado was be tween the two, and until this day no one knows how Tillman evor got past Mm to McLaurln. The two were separated, later censured by the sen ate, and given an opportunity to "purge" themselves publicly. Money of Mississippi and Welling ton of Maryland provided the senate a tense moment once in their careers. Money hftd the reputation 6f being hot-tempered. At a committee hear ing he became so enraged that he hurled a big cut glass Ink-well across the 'room at someone who had irked him. '' ' " : 1 ' ' - - One day Money and Wellington wero debating conditions in Cuba. Words flew so. fast that Boon both were at fever heat. Money climaxed the situation by shouting: "Come out Into the hall! -Come on I But the facetious observation of another, senator, that it would be necessary for the senate to pass a declaration of war before 'the en counter, turned the prospective fight Into a laugh. . V :; LEGION POST IN RELIEF PROGRAM (Continued Prom Page One) Wre persons and give work to the unemployed are entltiea to a service star, showing that in mis campaign, that Is now being waged against de pression, "you have done your part In this great war In bringing business conditions back to normal. No mat ter how small or hdw'large your aid in 'giving employment to some worthy citizen you will not go unrewarded or unheralded in the publicity that vour community deserves. It Is cause and an act that will bring back confidence to the country in general." .-All who give employment are asked to notify the service officer of the legion, Otis Palmer, or Angus McAl lister, city manager, and they will receive their star of service. The names and services of .each will re ceive national recognition. ' ; "Help us put Union county and the city of La Grande on the list of na tionally mentioned vicinities wnicn Will receive publicity," tho commit tee urges. "Oregon led the nation In filling Its quota of enlistments during the World war and led the nation In Liberty and Victory loan drives. Let us now lead the nation In the war against depression to a finish." A -questionnaire Is being sent to citizens of La Grande, accompanying an explanation of the drive and a plea for co-operation, in which they state that no discrimination will be shown between 'the members of the legion and noil-members who are unemploy ed. The questionnaire asks,- how many hours of work will a person be willing to give to unemployed, will he also give a man. work of a type requiring skilled workmen for one or more hours, or if a person is unable to use men in the other classifica tions, the questionnaire asks If he has a short Job(that he will agree to have done right away; and the final ques tion asks if a person has one or more employed as' a result of the cam paign.' ' ; - - " LAYS POl'R-YOLKKI) EGO. SAN DIEGO. Col. (ff) For Indus try Mrs. Rhode Island Red, whose home is in Ellison Dewltt's chicken yard, took the sweepstakes prize here. ne put four yolks in one of the eggs she lias been producing dally this winter. It weighed 5 ounces, and at the San Diego natural history mu seum where it was given a place of honor, it was the first four yolkedj egg ever seen. : FALKS THUMP STR I PES 1.95 THE famous Arrow . Trump Shirt now comes 1n smart " new stripes, at the same mod est price. This new style is even increasing the popularity of this shin which men like so weft. Trump-in-'stripes has a genuine Arrow Collar and is Sanforized-Shrunk. Guaranteed for Perma nent Fit. ' ' SANFOIIIZED - SHRUNK Guaranteed Jop permanent fit CHENEY NECKWEAR Beautiful ties to match the ! above shirts at only 51. SEE WINDOW DISPLAY THOSE DAYS Alt 13 GONE No such things these days. With the death of Senator Caraway of Arkansas the senate lost perhaps Its last member who was quick to avenge when he thought he had been Insulted. Carowa'y was out 'looking for Cram ton of Michigan, a member of the house, the last session for things Cram ton said about htm on the house floor. 1 ; However, they never met. Whale's Mortal Fo " ' The swordfisli, '"thou'gh much smaller than the whale, Is a mortal enemy of this sea mammal that has much "to fear 'from its dagger sharp bony lance. : - 2124 Adams Ave. Orchard Market Choice Young Beef STEAKS All cuts, 2 lbs. '. ' S9c ROASTS 1 lb....... : ,c ' HAMBURGER lbs 23c , ' .' Small Grain Fed Pork PORK CHOPS 2 lbs. pbRk"sTEXK 2 liis'.' ....'..'..:.;:;..;i.i,..,,...ZriZ'l!lZ . SIDE - MEAT 2 lbs. ' ... PORK SAUSAGB--a lbs ; LARD A lbs.'' .'. ...2!)c 25a. ....V...2SC .....;..2Sc .35c MUTATIONAL COSTS . 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